Dahan first prince

Chapter 292 Lu Zhi's Wrist

Changle Palace, Changxin Palace.

When Zhou Bo and Chen Ping walked into the palace with the 'criminal' Fan Kuai, the Empress Dowager Lu Zhi and her half-sister Lu Wei on the imperial couch had already been waiting for a long time.

Without waiting for Zhou Bo and Chen Ping to come forward to pay respects, almost when Fan Kui stepped over the high threshold in front of the Changxin Hall, the hemp rope that was "binding" Fan Kui was untied by the forbidden warriors beside him. Come.

When Chen Tuesday and the others came to the center of the hall, Fan Kui had already trotted forward, saluted Lu Zhi, and then took his wife, Lu Wei, to sit beside the hall.

Seeing this situation, Rao had expected it a long time ago, Chen Zhou and the others couldn't help but look at each other for a while, and then bowed their hands to Lu Zhi with hesitation.

"Taiwei Jianghou Chenbo/Qu Nihou Chenping, see Queen Mother..."

But seeing Lu Zhi hearing the words, he only smiled and waved his hands, his face was full of kindness and he said: "Sit down."

"There are no outsiders, so why do you have to do such an empty ceremony?"

Hearing this, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo's expressions were a little less apprehensive, they only smiled and lowered their heads, and knelt down on the east mat opposite to Fan Kui and Lv Wei.

As soon as the two of them took their seats, their buttocks hadn't warmed up yet, when they heard the teacher on the opposite side, Lu Wei's sharp voice that was very recognizable.

"Jianghou, Qunihou, are you really daring?"

"Ok?"

"—Look at my family's lord, what happened to the humiliation for you two?!!"

Unexpectedly, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo suddenly raised their heads and looked at Lu Mi's side full of doubts.

Looking at Fan Kuai's neat and tidy Chehou gown, and his neck that showed a bit of affluence, Chen Zhou's expression suddenly stiffened a little.

——Fan Kuai was all over his body, if he had to say something was wrong, it would mean that the soles of his shoes were covered in mud!

Just like this, Lu Mi said it was "humiliating"?
At any rate, they were two well-known meritorious officials, and when Lu Mi gave him such a nonchalant slap, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo felt a little helpless on their faces.

Seeing this, Lu Zhi, who was sitting at the top, looked a little embarrassed, and couldn't directly speak to stop him, so he looked at Fan Kui without a trace, and asked: "Marquis Wuyang is coming from a long distance, and the journey is tiring, if you don't want to go home first, Let's rest for a few days."

"After a few days, I will call Marquis Wuyang into the palace again to discuss important matters."

When the queen mother's aunt spoke, Fan Kui hurried to get up, but was pushed back by his wife, Lu Wei, who was beside him.

After Fan Kui turned his head suspiciously, he saw Lu Nai giving Fan Kui a covert look, and then he stood up, looking at Lu Zhi with an arrogant expression.

"Sister."

"This matter can't be left alone!"

As she said that, Lu Wei did not forget to raise her hand, and pointed at Chen Ping and Zhou Bo who were on the opposite side, and her tone of voice was gradually filled with resentment.

"These two people are in danger of causing the death of my family's monarch!"

"If you don't avenge this revenge, how can you gain a foothold in the court?!"

"My Lu family, so what..."

"Woman!!!"

In the middle of Lu Mi's speech, she saw Lu Zhi's complexion suddenly darkened, and he let out a cold growl, which immediately provoked Fan Kui to jump up from the banquet.

"Let's step back."

Seeing that Lu Zhi's face was clearly unhappy, Fan Kui hurried forward and was about to take orders, but was stopped again by his wife beside him.

"Get out!!!"

This time, Lu Zhi didn't give his sister another chance to speak, just scolded coldly, and stuffed all the words that Lu Mai hadn't had time to say back into Lu Mai's stomach.

Seeing Lu Zhi's obvious anger, Lu Nai finally felt a little guilty, and finally, under Fan Kui's constant tugging, she withdrew from Changxin Hall unwillingly.

——Before leaving, Lu Mi did not forget to glare at Zhou Bo and Chen Ping!
Seeing this, Zhou Bo's face froze, and then he shook his head with a wry smile.

On the other hand, Chen Ping, who was beside Zhou Bo, seemed to be really frightened by Lu Mi's look, and his expression suddenly became a little serious.

Seeing the changes in the expressions of the two of them, Lu Zhi couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

"You two laugh..."

"My sister was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, she has always been straightforward, and her father and brother are both dead, and there is no one to discipline her..."

Seeing Lu's embarrassment, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo couldn't help but both smiled and bowed their hands to Lu's.

"The Empress Dowager speaks seriously, speaks seriously..."

Only Zhou Bo's smile showed no worry at all, but a trace of love and helplessness for the arrogant junior;

And Chen Ping's smile clearly shows a trace of deliberation and a little stiffness.

Knowing that she was wrong, Lu Zhi didn't stay on the topic of Lu Mi for too long, she just smiled stiffly and pondered, then naturally moved the topic away.

"This time, I have worked hard for Jianghou and Qu Zhouhou."

"If it weren't for the help of the two of you, Changle Palace may never have the peace it is today..."

Hearing this, Zhou Bo subconsciously turned his head to the side, looking at Lu Nai's receding figure, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again.

"The Empress Dowager speaks seriously."

"Sin Wu Yanghou is the edict of Emperor Taizu Gao; the ministers are the same as Qu Nihou, and they dare not disobey the order of Emperor Taizu Gao."

"However, now that a new monarch is established and the Empress Dowager is in charge, the life and death of Marquis Wuyang are beyond the control of these two ministers."

"This time, the two of us are just too stupid to understand what the Empress Dowager wants, so Fang detained Marquis Wuyang into the palace to let the Empress Dowager take care of her."

"If so, that's all..."

Seeing that Zhou Bo was in such a hurry to clear up his suspicion of 'disobeying the late emperor's order', Lu Zhi didn't bother much, and just nodded to Chen Ping and Zhou Bo with a smile.

"What Jianghou said is very in line with the way of a monarch and his ministers, I respect it..."

Saying this softly, Lu Zhi smiled and lowered his head, falling into short thoughts.

Lu Zhi could understand what Zhou Bo said.

——Queen Mother, you brother-in-law, we brought it back for you.

——But the blame for going against the will of the late emperor, we two, can't bear it no matter what...

The killing of Fan Kuai was done by the first emperor Liu Bang's "conclusive evidence" and he issued an imperial edict;
As long as Fan Kui survived, the blame for 'going against the will of the former emperor' would have to be blamed no matter what.

Since Zhou Bo and Chen Ping expressed that they did not dare to bear the blame, then this blame can only be carried by the 'master behind the scenes' - Lu Zhi.

Logically speaking, Lu Zhi should have been annoyed when the minister said, "I don't want to take the blame, you should take the blame yourself."

But at this moment, Lu Zhi was not dissatisfied with Chen Ping and Zhou Bo's actions; as for their proposal of "Let the blame be taken by the Queen Mother", Lu Zhi also agreed without hesitation.

The reason is nothing more than a question of cost performance.

Just like in later generations, there will always be non-staff personnel who will take the blame for the boss. It seems that the boss is always invincible, but in fact, it will greatly damage the internal harmony and the harmony between the subordinates.

You are the boss who took the blame, obviously you only need a fine, maybe even an apology, but you insist on finding a scapegoat, and then use someone else's life to make things right for yourself?

——A boss like you, whoever likes to follow, I won't follow anyway!

The same reasoning applies to the case of Fan Kuai.

As an aunt, Lu Zhi naturally did not allow her brother-in-law Fan Kui to die like this.

Even without considering Fan Kuai's help and importance to him, the consideration of "I don't want to hear my sister mourning in my ear all day long" made it inevitable that Lu Zhi would save Fan Kui.

In this way, someone must come out to bear the pot of "violating the will of the first emperor".

And if this pot is carried by Lu Zhi, it can almost be said that carrying it is equal to not carrying it.

——My husband wanted to kill Fan Kuai, but I didn't want to kill him. My husband and I had a dispute and each disagreed.

Now, Fan Kui has been rescued by me, if anyone is talking about it, then go and tell my dead husband in person!

But if such a cauldron falls on the heads of Chen Ping and Zhou Bo, it will not be such a simple matter of peeling off the skin.

——If it is really pursued, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo did not kill Fan Kuai this time, but they really refused to obey the order!
——Especially the most serious "anti-emperor's edict" in the non-compliance of the anti-edict!
If this matter is really characterized as 'Chen Ping and Zhou Boming resisting the will of the former emperor Liu Bang', then Liu Ying should be the first to kill Chen Ping and Zhou Bo just out of filial piety!
Even if Liu Ying could be secretly suppressed by Lu Zhi, the two courtiers, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo, would definitely not be able to withstand the "bad words" directed at him by the entire court.

It's still the same sentence: Chen and Zhou Zhou did this, but they resisted the order and did not obey it!
A little more on the outline and on the line, this is the crime of conspiracy!

In particular, what the two of them violated was the edict of the late late emperor Liu Bang, the founding emperor of Liu Han!

If you really want to pin this pot on the heads of Chen Ping and Zhou Bo, the death of the family is still relatively light!
The most frightening thing is undoubtedly that the two have since "gone down in history" and become traitors and rebellious ministers that people in the future will swear at.

Of course, Lu Zhi is not a living Bodhisattva or Holy Mother, and it is impossible to help Chen Ping and Zhou Bo just out of "I have nothing to lose".

So Lu Zhi generously took the blame for himself. Apart from telling the courtiers and officials, "Look, I am the boss who can take the blame for you", he also somewhat "I regard Chen Ping and Zhou Bo as my own." 'the meaning of.

The reason could not be simpler: if you go, you will die, but if I go, it will be scratched!
We are not related, so why should I take the risk of scratching my skin to protect your family from death?

Obviously, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo also understood Lu Zhi's meaning, and they didn't make any fuss, so they all bowed their hands to Lu Zhi.

"The empress dowager's kindness, ministers, etc., death is hard to repay..."

Seeing the attitude of the two, Lu Zhi, who received a satisfactory answer, finally smiled and nodded.

——Even if "ten thousand deaths are hard to repay", this "big favor" must still be repaid, right?

Since it is to repay a kindness, the left and right are just acting as cattle and horses, pawns of horses and the like.

As far as Lu Zhi is concerned today, there is no need for Chen Ping and Zhou Bo, two great heroes, to really treat himself like a bull and a horse.

As long as the two of them confess their love secretly, and when necessary, stand up and say a few words, "The queen mother is right", it will be fine.

As for the future, there is no need to be in a hurry, and there is no need to be in a hurry.

After paying the expected price, in exchange for the answer he hoped for, Lu Zhi's expression couldn't help becoming more friendly.

It's just that while he was happy, Lu Zhi didn't finish his business.

"A while ago, Marquis Wuyang offended Emperor Taizu Gao and was convicted. Jianghou and Qu Zhouhou were sent to Yandi by Emperor Gao of Taizu to suppress the rebellion of King Lu Wan and the traitor Chen Xi."

"Now that Chen Xi is conferring the head, Lu Wan has fled to the north, and Yan, Dai, and Zhao are all flat; Jiang Hou and Qu Zhou Hou have also returned to the court as teachers."

"I don't know what will happen in the future, you two, what are your plans?"

Although the words were meant for Chen Ping and Zhou Bo, Lu Zhi's eyes were fixed on Zhou Bo, and he didn't move away for a moment.

Seeing this, Zhou Bo also understood, stood up without hesitation, and when he bowed his hands to Lu Zhi, his expression suddenly became serious.

"To the Empress Dowager."

"—Anyone who owns the post of Han and Taiwei will not set it up for a long time; when there is a war, Emperor Gaozu of Taizu will set it up to fight the war, and when the war is peaceful, he will stop it."

"In the autumn of the previous year, Chen Xi rebelled against Dai and Zhao, and his ministers won the trust of Emperor Gao, the Taizu, and appointed him the post of Taiwei."

"Later, Lu Wan started the Chaotic Dynasty and Zhao, and Fang's envoy was awarded the post of Taiwei, but he was not exempted for two years..."

Saying this with a serious tone, Zhou Bo's face also showed a sense of freedom and ease.

"As the Empress Dowager said: Now Chen Xi is in charge, Dai and Zhao Jiping; and rebelling against the king Lu Wan fled to the north of the wall, Yan Ji is fine."

"The old minister should also follow the example of the past and resign from the post of Taiwei."

Having said that, Zhou Bo just bowed down again, and bowed deeply to Lu Zhi.

"I also invite the Queen Mother to dismiss her minister as Taiwei and use Anzongmiao and Sheji!"

He said this with sincerity, and maintained the posture of bowing and saluting for ten breaths. When he raised his head and saw Lu Zhi nodding to himself with a smile on his face, Zhou Bo straightened up with a relaxed smile.

"And in the future..."

"Hey, don't be afraid that the queen mother will laugh at you."

"When I was two years old, I traveled to the Guandong, busy with the war, and a little bit tired of state affairs."

"Now I have some free time, I hope the Queen Mother will give me permission to allow me to rest and recuperate for a while..."

Hearing Zhou Bo's impeccable statement, Lu Zhi looked at Zhou Bo with more and more approval.

"Jianghou Gong is loyal to the country and deeply understands righteousness. This is the luck of the community!"

"That is to say, Marquis Jiang intends to rest and recuperate, so he will return home to rest for a while."

"—Jiang Hou rested and returned to rest, but don't leave the foundation of settling down and living?"

"In the future, if there is something wrong with the country, I am afraid that I will serve the country as Marquis Jiang to conquer enemies at home and abroad?"

Hearing this, Zhou Bo lowered his head with a silly smile, and bowed to Lu Zhi again.

"The empress dowager admonished, minister, please remember..."

After solving Zhou Bo's matter, Lu Zhi's face couldn't help showing a relaxed look.

Turning his head subconsciously, he saw that Chen Pingping had already taken on a look of horror...

"What is Qu Nihou's plan for the future?"

But when Chen Ping heard the words, he shuddered slightly in fright!
When he raised his head, Chen Ping looked at Lu Zhi with a lingering sense of panic and some undisguised pleading...

(End of this chapter)