Dynasty Summons: Low-key Hegemony

"Ms. Lin may have been delayed by government affairs. Your Highness, you should think it over quickly."

When Lu Xun heard Li Mujun asking Lin Shufan, his eyes showed deep helplessness. He knew why Lin Shufan didn't come.

"It's better to wait until Prime Minister Lin arrives." Li Mujun hesitated.

Ugh!
Lu Xun was troubled in his heart. Li Heng had tried to win him over many times, but Lu Xun had always been angry with Li Heng and was unwilling to choose Li Heng, because Li Heng was responsible for all this.

If Li Heng hadn't lured Li Yao to marry his beloved daughter, he wouldn't have been the first to choose Li Yao. If he didn't choose Li Yao, he could have stayed at home quietly, and now he wouldn't come to Li Mujun.

It's all Li Heng's fault.

So can Lu Xun not be angry with Li Heng?

Seeing that the eldest princess, Li Mujun, refused to take oil and salt, Lu Xun showed firmness in his eyes, and he tried to persuade him again. If Li Mujun still didn't understand, he would give up this path.

"Princess, Prime Minister Lin won't be coming, King Heng may have already arrived at Prime Minister Lin's mansion by now."

Li Mujun's face changed slightly when he heard King Heng's name, "What do you mean, Xianghui Lin agrees to King Heng?"

"Your Highness, don't you understand that the threat of the King of Chu has become enormous, and the most important thing is that now that the King of Chu has no opponents, we can't just sit and watch the King of Chu become stronger, and King Yu is eyeing our court. The best way is to Let King Yu deal with King Chu." Lu Xun said seriously, "King Heng will naturally think of this, so he will discuss with Prime Minister Lin by inviting King Yu to cooperate."

At the end, Lu Xun looked up at Li Mujun whose expression had changed, and said in a deep voice:
"And most officials in the imperial court will agree with this decision, and Prime Minister Lin is no exception."

Li Mujun couldn't sit still for a while, he got up quickly and said, "Master Lu, I have agreed to cooperate with King Yu, you go and invite Prime Minister Lin to the palace for a while, and we will discuss together how to cooperate with King Yu to deal with King Yu?"

Lu Xun frowned.

Li Mujun explained: "If King Heng rushes to Lin Xiang's mansion now, if I send someone else to pass the order, Lin Xiang will probably refuse, so I need to trouble Master Lu to go there."

Then why don't you ask for it yourself?

This can also show more sincerity.

Lu Xun really wanted to refute, but seeing that Li Mujun had finally figured it out, he replied helplessly:

"Yes, sir, let's go now."

After Lu Xun stood up and saluted, he strode away.

"Lord Laolu is here." Li Mujun got up to see him off.

"Alas!" Seeing Lu Xun's disappearing back, Li Mujun shook his head and sighed, with distressed expression on his face.

"Your Highness doesn't want to cooperate with Prince Yu?"

At this time, a female voice suddenly came, and a beautiful woman with a slender figure, a long silver dress, black hair, and snowy skin appeared from behind the palace screen. It was obvious that she had been listening to Li Mujun and Lu Xun behind the screen. conversation.

"That's right, I feel that I have a bad feeling about cooperating with King Yu." Li Mujun was not surprised when he saw this person coming out, and she didn't even intend to hide anything.

The woman in front of her was a talented woman. It was said that Li Yao wanted to lure her to the capital at that time, and Liu Jin from the expert factory was appointed to take charge. Unfortunately, the day before Li Yao passed out, she finally agreed to enter the capital.

Afterwards, Liu Jin forgot her in the capital. Liu Jin suddenly remembered this incident some time ago, but Yaohuang was already in a coma and didn't know what to do, so he reported it to Li Mujun.

Li Mujun was very curious, so he recruited her. During this period of time, he found that she was really talented and had a strong political ability, so he replaced Zhao Yan and took her as his confidant.

Her name is Shangguan Wan'er.

Shangguan Wan'er was also very grateful to the Eldest Princess for how much she valued her, so she was loyal to Li Mujun and made suggestions behind her back.

Shangguan Wan'er had a faint smile on her clear and beautiful face, and there was a kind of confidence in her demeanor, she slightly saluted Li Mujun and said:

"His Royal Highness is planning ahead, Wan'er admires it. His Highness must be thinking that Yu Wang has always supported Heng Wang. Heng Wang has more than half of Yu Wang's people, so the relationship between Heng Wang and Yu Wang is very close. If the court cooperates with Yu Wang, Heng Wang Hui has a huge advantage, and easily suppressed us in cooperating with Yu Wang."

Like a flash of lightning flashed through Li Mujun's mind, he suddenly realized why he felt bad about cooperating with King Yu, and where was his helplessness.

It turned out to be here!

"Yes, that's right, this is what I think."

Li Mujun walked up to Shangguan Wan'er in a few steps, and looked at Shangguan Wan'er with piercing eyes.

As expected of Shangguan Wan'er, she guessed what she was thinking in an instant, and said eagerly, "Wan'er, what can you do about it?"

Shangguan Wan'er's black and white beautiful eyes turned slightly, her thin cherry lips were tightly pressed, and a trace of trouble appeared on her face:
"Your Highness, the entire court is now shaken by the matter of the King of Chu. These important officials in the court will not want to see the King of Chu become stronger, and they will unite with King Yu and let King Yu deal with the King of Chu. In their view, it is a two-win thing. This is the trend of the times. , if His Highness stops it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop it."

When Li Mujun heard the words, there was deep helplessness in her eyes, she knew what Shangguan Wan'er said, those small officials were fine, but it was the ministers who would oppose her, these few ministers could already represent the opinions of the imperial court.

"That's right, Prime Minister Lin, the six important ministers, even the six ministers, they don't dare to make the King of Chu stronger. If the King of Chu competes for the world, their positions as officials will probably be removed." Li Mujun showed disdain. , the longer she stayed on top, the more she realized how much these officials valued her position.

"Therefore, it is imperative for the imperial court to unite to honor the king." Shangguan Wan'er said with twinkling eyes.

"That's natural," Li Mujun gritted his silver teeth and said, "If this palace disagrees, I'm afraid that the whole court will support King Heng, so I have to agree."

Shangguan Wan'er sighed and said: "But I agreed. During the cooperation with King Yu, King Heng used the influence of King Yu to slowly win over the neutral ministers in the court. Coupled with the support of most people in the imperial court, we are afraid that it is..."

Li Mujun clenched her fists tightly. Although Shangguan Wan'er didn't finish speaking, she knew very well that she might be replaced by King Heng when the time came.

In addition, King Heng had already won the support of the ministers of the court at that time, and he had to return to the way he used to be.

Now if he disagrees, he will be directly resisted by the court officials. If he agrees, he will be boiled in warm water like a frog, slowly losing power.

Not reconciled, I am really not reconciled!

"Wan'er, you are so clever, but there is no other way to save you." Li Mujun really couldn't think of any other way, and looked expectantly at Shangguan Wan'er.

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes flickered, she looked at Li Mujun's eager eyes, paused, and said hesitantly:

"His Royal Highness, why do we have to work so hard? The job of supervising the country will only last for one year. After one year, His Royal Highness Yao Huang will wake up. Even if the court cooperates with Yu Wang, it may not be able to solve the problem within this year. king.

Once Yaohuang wakes up, he will naturally not see Hengwang controlling the court, and there will be another fight.

According to my subordinates, everything we are doing now is useless. It is better to obey the court's opinion, cooperate with King Yu, and then wait quietly for Yaohuang to wake up, and let Yaohuang fight against them. "

"No, I will never admit defeat!"

Li Mujun heard Shangguan Wan'er's words, but her eyes showed unprecedented firmness, recalling that all the officials in the court saluted her in unison, the unprecedented feeling in her heart, the pride that the power of the world is in her hands, made her want to stop.

Having enjoyed such power, it is even more impossible for Li Mujun to give up.

Seeing Li Mujun's appearance, Shangguan Wan'er hesitated to speak, but insisted on persuading her:

"But when Yaohuang wakes up, everything will return to the original point. Lin Xiang, Lu Shangshu, and Tang Shangshu also support us because of Yaohuang."

Li Mujun's tone was extremely firm: "Whether it's Li Heng or Li Yao, I will never admit defeat, even if I fight to the last moment of failure!"

Hearing Li Mujun's words, Shangguan Wan'er was startled, "Your Highness, do you even want to fight Yaohuang?"

"Wan'er, you've been by Bengong's side for so long, you should be able to vaguely guess what I'm thinking,"

Li Mujun looked up at the splendid palace outside, and there was a sonorous and forceful voice, with firm belief.

"Why do we women have to rely on others? Is it impossible for us to control our future in our own hands? The seat of the emperor must only be occupied by men!"

Shangguan Wan'er was stunned, as if it was the first time she saw Li Mujun have such lofty wishes.

"Wan'er, are you willing to follow Bengong on this thorny and thorny road, on this unprecedented road!"

Li Mujun looked at Shangguan Wan'er with piercing eyes. This was the first time she revealed her heartfelt feelings in front of her subordinates. She had an unprecedented feeling for Shangguan Wan'er. She felt that Shangguan Wan'er was the only person who understood her and would It's the one who supports her!
Shangguan Wan'er stared blankly. She didn't know whether it was for a moment or how long. Her bright and clear eyes gradually became firm, and a faint smile appeared on her clear face. She bowed to Li Mujun and said in an extremely firm tone:
"Shangguan Wan'er is willing to go down with His Highness, even if her body is smashed to pieces!"

Li Mujun's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help showing a smile. She knew that she had really subdued Shangguan Wan'er, so she quickly helped her up, "With Wan'er here, I don't feel afraid of any enemy no matter how strong in the future."

"Thank you for your compliment, Your Highness."

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes showed a confident light.

Seeing Shangguan Wan'er's confident expression, Shang Li Mujun felt even more satisfied in her heart. She likes subordinates who are as confident as herself.

"Since the matter of cooperating with King Yu to deal with the King of Chu has been decided, I will never admit defeat." Li Mujun snorted coldly thinking of the dire situation now.

But Shangguan Wan'er's face moved slightly, her eyes kept flickering, and she seemed to have firmed up her mind.

Li Mujun immediately noticed the change in Shangguan Wan'er's face, so he asked in surprise, "Wan'er, do you have any ideas?"

"Before this subordinate didn't understand His Highness's true thoughts, but now this subordinate understands and has a bold idea. If we succeed, not only will we be able to defeat King Heng, but even if Emperor Yaohuang wakes up, His Highness will not be able to prevent His Highness from taking control of the court!" Shangguan Wan'er narrowed her eyes slightly, revealing a fierce expression.

"Oh, what way!" Li Mujun opened his eyes wide, grabbed Shangguan Wan'er's hand, and asked extremely excitedly.

Shangguan Wan'er looked left and right, looking cautious.

"Wan'er, don't worry, the palace maids and attendants have already asked them to retreat. There are only you and me here, so we won't spread the word." Li Mujun glanced at the empty palace and smiled.

This is her palace, if she is still suspicious and not confident in her own palace, then she is too useless.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Shangguan Wan'er moved closer to Li Mujun's ear, her voice lowered by an octave:
"Your Highness, if the court officials and King Heng want to cooperate with King Yu to defeat King Chu, then we will secretly cooperate with King Chu!"

"what!"

Li Mujun was shocked when he heard Shangguan Wan'er's method.

Cooperate with King Chu?
The King of Chu is already so powerful, and he is still cooperating with him. If the King of Chu defeats King Yu and King Heng, then it's okay?
"Your Highness, please sit down and listen to my explanation."

Shangguan Wan'er seemed to know Li Mujun's surprise, she smiled and asked Li Mujun to sit down.

Continued: "His Royal Highness, think about it, King Yu has now controlled two states, and King Chu has just controlled two states. Fengzhou and Yizhou even need troops to control them, so the strength of King Chu is stronger than that of King Yu." Weakness, coupled with the court's army, the king of Chu will undoubtedly be defeated."

"If we secretly cooperate with the King of Chu, the King of Chu will definitely agree."

Li Mujun sat down in a daze, and after hearing Shangguan Wan'er's last words, he nodded with certainty and said: "That's natural, if the fifth child doesn't agree, he will die."

"But what good is it for us to cooperate with the King of Chu? When he solves King Yu, aren't we going to be finished too?"

"Impossible. We don't send troops to help King Chu, we can only provide information. King Yu and the imperial army are powerful. Even if King Chu cooperates with us secretly and sets up an ambush, even if we win, it will be a miserable victory. Both will suffer!" Shangguan Wan'er said confidently.

"Let them both lose?" Li Mujun was a little hesitant, she didn't quite understand what Shangguan Wan'er was thinking, or what benefit that sentence would do her.

"Your Highness, think about it, if King Chu defeated King Yu, and you rescued the imperial army from an ambush at a critical moment, your prestige would increase, and King Heng's prestige would decrease."

"Let's take advantage of the disastrous defeat of the imperial army, take the opportunity to attack King Heng, and control the sovereignty of the imperial court."

"In addition to King Yu's disastrous defeat, Yangzhou and Liangzhou are empty of troops, and Lianzhou is blocking King Chu, we will directly attack Yangzhou and Liangzhou to counterattack King Yu." Be more and more confident.

"Counterattack King Yu?" Li Mujun's shocked expression never disappeared, and he muttered, "Then what about King Chu?"

"King Chu defeated King Yu, and suffered a heavy loss in his own strength. He has no strength to attack Lianzhou in a short period of time. He can only stabilize the four states to recuperate."

"Your Highness, think about it, once you solve King Yu, your prestige in the court will directly reach its peak, and you can easily crush King Heng to take control of the court, and then let Prime Minister Lin and Shangshu Lu return home before Yaohuang wakes up.

The official positions of Prime Minister and Minister of Rites are coveted by many people. With these two official positions as a temptation, many people will be willing to be loyal to us. It is not difficult to bring them down.

Then demote those officials who are loyal to Yaohuang out of the capital, and the whole court will be His Highness, even if Yaohuang wakes up, there is nothing he can do about you. "

Li Mujun's expression became more and more excited when he heard the words, what Shangguan Wan'er said seemed to make sense, and she seemed to be able to succeed.

"At that time, His Highness will be sitting in Zhongzhou, Lianzhou, Yangzhou, and Liangzhou, and he will not be afraid of King Chu at all!"

Shangguan Wan'er's last words made Li Mujun finally make up his mind, stood up abruptly, and held Shangguan Wan'er's hand excitedly:

"Okay, okay, let's do it!"

"Your Highness, don't get excited. This is just our rough plan. To complete it, we still need a lot of details and a lot of things to do." Shangguan Wan'er did not show complacency, but said very carefully.

"That's right, the plan has to be done step by step. As long as we work hard, we will be able to complete our plan!" Seeing Shangguan Wan'er's trust, Li Mujun said impatiently:

"I trust Wan'er, what should we do first?"

"Our first step is naturally to gather ministers such as Lin Xiang, Heng Wang, Lu Shangshu, Jiang Shangshu, and Tang Shangshu to discuss how to cooperate with King Yu to deal with the King of Chu!"

Shangguan Wan'er showed a charming smile, her eyes were particularly bright.

"Then let us see how many people are loyal to us!" (End of this chapter)