Sword God Wine Ancestor

Chapter 560 The Shangguan Family
Sima Wuyan glanced at the Seventh Prince Zhao Zhen, shook his head slowly and said, "It's not clear what's going on now, accidents may happen, let's wait and see what happens."

The Seventh Prince was slightly taken aback. Didn't all of this happen under the other party's prediction?Why is it still unclear what's going on?He didn't know, although Sima Wuyan predicted that as long as they persevered, they would definitely wait for a turning point in the battle situation, but of course he couldn't predict when the turning point would appear and why.

Even when he got the accurate news, Sima Wuyan was a little dumbfounded. He never thought that the reason why Zao Wou-ki retreated was not because of the Fifth Prince or the Second Prince, let alone because of the rebellion against the king in various places, but because of the matter!
When Zao Wou-ki was in a stalemate with the Seventh Prince, and the battle was difficult to win, the atmosphere in Shangjing was also a little silent, and then one night, a group of black-clothed masked people suddenly appeared in the palace. At that time, the eldest prince was arrested directly!
The eldest prince is still asleep, and he never expected such a thing to happen. It's not that the guards in the palace and the "Xuanwei" are just decorations, but that these men in black cleverly avoided the patrol, as if to Patrol officers know exactly the same!And that night, many of the "Xuanwei" personnel who were in charge of guarding the First Prince's side were not at their posts!
In this way, the First Prince was captured so easily in his own palace!And it was easily taken out of the palace!
Not only did this great event happen that night, the mansions of the six ministers, the mansions of many ministers in the imperial court, and even the mansion of Li Chengji were visited by people.

Mr. Lu was no exception. In his small courtyard, there was a knock on the door suddenly. Mr. Lu woke up suddenly, and asked, "Which one is visiting at the outer door late at night?"

The door was pushed open, and a man in black walked in. Mr. Lu put on a piece of clothing and went out of the room. He saw the man in black covering his face with only a pair of eyes showing, and he cupped his hands at Mr. Lu and said: " Please also ask Mr. Lu to go outside and talk about it."

Mr. Lu was also worried about waking his wife up. He also wanted to see what the other party wanted to do. Judging from the other party's performance, it seemed that there was not much malice, otherwise he would not have knocked on the door.

At the end of summer, there was already a hint of coolness in the middle of the night. Mr. Lu lay on his recliner under a blanket, and said calmly, "Your Excellency is hiding your head and masking your face. I don't know why you came to see me?"

The man in black didn't care about Mr. Lu's faint sarcasm, and said, "Master Lu is used to living here in Shangjing? Have you thought about changing places?"

Mr. Lu squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "It's not necessary. I'm used to living here. After all, I've lived here for decades, so I don't want to change places."

The man in black still didn't care, and said, "Really? But if Master Lu's wife and son have gone to other places, do you still plan not to leave?"

A cold light flashed in Mr. Lu's eyes, and he said with a deep smile: "My wife is with me and will not leave here. If my son wants to leave, I can't control it. Why, you still want to force me to leave!"

The man in black smiled and said, "Lord Lu is joking, how dare I do such a thing, I just came to ask a question, but... I am afraid that there will be chaos in the capital, Master Lu, it is better to make plans early."

Mr. Lu smiled and said, "I don't care if Shangjing is chaotic or not, and you don't need to worry about my affairs."

"That's fine. If Mr. Lu changes his mind, he can go to the 'Hongye Restaurant' anytime to find the shopkeeper there."

After the man in black finished speaking, he clasped his fists at Mr. Lu, jumped over the wall and went out.

Mr. Lu didn't get up, he was still lying on the recliner, without moving for a long time, who is this man in black?Why did you come to him suddenly, and let him leave, where are you going?The other party mentioned his wife and son, is this threatening him?
There is also that "Red Leaf Restaurant", the other party actually reported such a name directly, it is not afraid of him to check at all!Is it because of the deep background, or ulterior motives?Beijing is going to be in chaos, why is it in chaos?Mr. Lu only felt that there were so many things going on, but he couldn't figure it out. He just sat here until dawn!

On the same night, in other ministerial offices in Shangjing, there were also men in black patronizing them, and they said similar things. But leave calmly.

And it was Empress Shangguan who went to Prime Minister Li Chengji's residence. Of course, Li Chengji didn't know the reason for Empress Shangguan's sudden visit, and he was very surprised.

After the guests and hosts were seated, Prime Minister Li said with a smile: "Your Majesty came to visit late at night, but what happened?"

Empress Shangguan gave Li Chengji a meaningful look, and asked without answering, "Master Li, have you ever heard of my Shangguan family?"

Li Chengji was slightly taken aback, of course he had heard of the Shangguan family, it was a well-known family in the Northwest, otherwise it would have been impossible for Empress Shangguan to marry into the palace and ascend to the throne!It's just that he really doesn't understand the specifics.

Although he didn't know what was going on in his heart, he said without hesitation: "The old lady's family dare not speak up, I don't know why the lady came here?"

Empress Shangguan said: "Since Lord Li is not clear, let me tell you a little bit about it. In fact, my Shangguan family has a history of thousands of years. I have also gone through several dynasties, but my Shangguan family is still standing! I don’t think I need to say more about the background, right?”

Li Chengji squinted his eyes slightly, although his face was expressionless, his heart was full of turmoil. The Shangguan family turned out to be a thousand-year-old family, a family that existed since the "Jianzong"!Not to mention other things, just this historical precipitation alone cannot be summed up in one sentence!

Of course he would not suspect that Empress Shangguan was lying. After all, what's the point of lying about such things?And the other party is a queen, would she lie about this kind of thing?
After a while, Li Chengji let out a long breath and said, "I didn't expect your empress' family background to be so prominent."

"Hehe, but Master Li is not moved at all." Empress Shangguan said with a half-smile.

Li Chengji didn't know what the other party was going to do and what the words meant, so he could only smile and didn't speak. He really couldn't figure it out. Even if Shangguan's family is a thousand-year-old family, the other party is now a queen. In terms of status and identity, shouldn't you need to rely on Shangguan's family?
He couldn't figure out the purpose of Empress Shangguan coming late at night, and now it seemed that the matter was not very simple, so he didn't dare to speak rashly again, since the other party came, then the other party would definitely explain the purpose of coming!

Empress Shangguan did not keep Li Chengji waiting for a long time, and said slowly: "Your Majesty seems to want the eldest prince to inherit the throne? What does Lord Li think?"

Li Chengji's heart skipped a beat, and he whispered in his heart that something was wrong, the other party came here this time to talk about such a thing!He smiled wryly and said, "What is your majesty's mind, the old minister dare not speculate, and your majesty has never mentioned such a thing."

Empress Shangguan nodded lightly, and said: "Master Li's support for the eldest prince is obvious, and His Majesty's intentions are already obvious this time. Sir Li should be very happy to see this, right?"

Cold sweat broke out on Lee Seung-ji's forehead, can this kind of thing be said casually?What on earth is Shangguan Empress going to do!It suddenly occurred to him that the queen empress is the birth mother of the eleventh prince, could it be...

Empress Shangguan said again: "That's right, we have no way of guessing His Majesty's thoughts, and His Majesty's decisions have never been questioned by others, but is this matter too hasty? Your Majesty just needs to wait a few more years until the Eleventh Prince When you grow up and become an adult, you may not have a better choice, Mr. Li, do you think so?"

Li Chengji's hands trembled slightly, and he really came here for this matter!What on earth is Shangguan Empress going to do?
Seeing that Li Chengji remained silent, Empress Shangguan didn't seem to want to spend any more time with him, and said directly: "I think it is a better choice for the eleventh prince to inherit the throne. Tonight, I have invited the eldest prince to visit my Shangguan's house. "

Li Chengji stood up suddenly, what did he hear?Empress Shangguan actually hijacked the eldest prince!It is of course a polite way to say that he is a guest, but to be precise, he directly captured the First Prince!
Li Chengji shouted in a trembling voice: "Madam, do you know what you are doing? Don't make mistakes!"

Empress Shangguan took a deep look at him, and said with a smile: "Self-mistake? No, I have thought about this matter a lot, and my Shangguan family has already made preparations. I came to Master Li's residence tonight just to Let me ask you, is Master Li really going to hang himself on the same tree as the First Prince?"

Li Chengji took a few deep breaths, he knew that he should not be angry with the other party now, otherwise he was afraid that it would be very bad for him, he slowly shook his head and said: "The old minister has always been loyal to His Majesty, presumably the empress knows this very well."

Empress Shangguan nodded slowly, and said: "Of course I am aware of Lord Li's loyalty, and I have never thought of betraying His Majesty. I just want to ask Lord Li, would Lord Li be willing to visit my Shangguan's house?"

Li Chengji slowly shook his head and said: "As the prime minister of a country, it is really inconvenient for the old minister to leave Shangjing. The kindness of the empress can only be appreciated by the old minister."

Empress Shangguan didn't force her too much, she sighed and said, "That's fine, but I want to remind Mr. Li, whether it's the first prince or the eleventh prince, they are all His Majesty's sons!"

After finishing speaking, Empress Shangguan didn't say anything more, she went directly outside the door, and when she saw Li Chengji was about to see him off, she waved her hand, signaling the other party to stop, and left alone.

(End of this chapter)