Let you be a good grandson, you raise a group of banshees?

Xiling swept across half of the street with the force of the wind and the remaining clouds.

Lu Yuan kept pulling Gu Qingwan to hide in secret and did not show up.

As soon as I came here, I was already famous in this East Street.

If someone recognizes him, he will definitely have to work hard to escape like last time.

Second come...

Xiling's appetite and appearance are indeed somewhat embarrassing.

If this spreads out, people will think that the Han Palace is mistreating its servants and neglecting their food.

Immediately, Lu Yuan decisively chose to temporarily place Xiling Ling in the middle of the three sesame cake stalls and the two duck blood soup stalls.

He took Gu Qingwan to visit the jewelry stores and jewelry stores she liked.

Seize all the time to coax these two aunts.

Today, Xiling Ling shook off her cheeks and ate happily.

From early evening to late at night, I was still satisfied.

Several vendors knelt on the ground, begging the guilty spirit to let them close their stalls and go home.

Shame Lingcai had no choice but to wipe his mouth and stop, sparing these poor people.

Gu Qingwan also got a lot of new clothes and jewelry, and she was very happy.

After returning home with the two girls satisfied, Lu Yuan felt a little exhausted both physically and mentally.

However, when he returned to the Han Palace, he saw a carriage parked at the door of the palace.

Yuan Zhen got out of the car and said respectfully, "Greetings to the Crown Prince."

Seeing Yuan Zhen, Lu Yuan suddenly felt relieved.

Qing Cang Wei?
Could it be that they discovered Hunjianglong hiding in the woodshed?

Was his plan to change the civet cat for the prince discovered by these elusive guys?
But he still pretended to be calm on the surface and said with a faint smile, "Commander Yuan, what can I do?"

"King Zhao invites the prince to come over."

Yuan Zhen said respectfully, "The chariot is ready. Please invite me, Your Majesty."

Third uncle is looking for me?
This is rare.

In the past, except when he was in the palace, the third uncle rarely talked to him.

Today, it was so late at night that Yuan Zhen drove over to invite him.

Something is wrong, something bad must have happened!
Lu Yuan chewed the flower seeds, and his heart kept beating.

If you go, your life may be in danger.

But if you don’t go, it’s absolutely impossible to pass by.

In desperation, he had no choice but to nod and let Gu Qingwan and Wei Ling go back and rest first.

He himself got into the car with a martyr's feeling of despising death.

Yuan Zhen drove him personally and took him straight to the Qingcangwei barracks.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, King Zhao was sitting at the table, drinking wine alone.

There were three or five wine jars lying scattered on the table. It was obvious that he was very drunk.

Seeing Lu Yuan walking in from outside, King Zhao immediately stood up.

"Yuan'er is here, sit down, sit down..."

However, as soon as he stood up, he staggered and almost fell to the ground again.

"Uncle Third, slow down."

Lu Yuan hurriedly stepped forward and helped King Zhao sit down, dumbfounded, "What's going on?"

"That's fine, why does Third Uncle drink so much?"

"Yuan'er, Third Uncle is feeling miserable."

King Zhao sighed heavily, picked up a bowl of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

"Since I took charge of the army, I have been loyal to your emperor, and I have always been willing to do everything. I have never acted dictatorially."

"Now the Qingcang Guard has grown to more than [-] people, spread throughout Liegan, and I brought them all together!"

"But do you know how my father treats me?"

Lu Yuan was suspicious. What kind of discord was going on between his third uncle and the emperor?

"Third uncle, my nephew doesn't know."

"He...he actually passed me directly and gave orders to Qing Cang Wei."

"Order the thirty brothers I trained with my own hands to secretly keep an eye on me, the commander!"

King Zhao said sadly and angrily, "I have been a father and son who have been kings and ministers all their lives. As I get older, they guard me like a thief."

"Tell me, why does my father treat me like this?!"

Lu Yuan was silent for a moment and sighed secretly in his heart.

Looking at the Ming Dynasty, this was also a common problem among the Zhu family emperors.

No matter how heroic you are when you are young.

When you get older, you will become suspicious and headstrong.

This was true for Emperor Hongwu, and so was Emperor Yongle.

Seeing King Zhao's face full of grief and anger, Lu Yuan didn't know how to persuade him, so he had no choice but to pat him on the shoulder.

"Third uncle, be more open-minded."

"The emperor is a male lord of a generation. Since he is a male lord, he naturally wants to hold everything in his hands."

"Think about how headstrong and stubborn the former Hong Wu was?"

"For our emperor to do this, it is already benevolent and righteous."

"Yes."

King Zhao sighed over the vicissitudes of life and nodded with a bitter smile.

"In the past, my father took the country from Emperor Jianwen with one hand."

"Even my own nephew can be treated coldly."

"What's so strange about being jealous and wary of your own son?"

As he spoke, King Zhao suddenly showed a serious look on his face and grabbed Lu Yuan's shoulders heavily with both hands.

"Yuan'er, although you are nominally the second-in-command of Qingcang Guard, you have almost never been to the military camp."

"Although you don't know some things, my third uncle has to tell you."

"It's not just me who is being monitored by Qing Cang Guard."

"Eldest brother, second brother, and you."

"There are at least five Qingcang guards around you secretly watching."

"And, I personally arranged it all!"

"Do you know why your emperor did this?"

Lu Yuan frowned and shook his head, "I don't know."

King Zhao squinted his eyes and said, "I guess he has already guessed that his end is approaching and his days are numbered."

"I plan to decide on the appointment of a prince before I pass away."

"Originally, the emperor has been painstakingly cultivating the prince and planned to entrust the country to him."

"But now, it's different."

"Why?" Lu Yuanhu asked.

"because of you!"

King Zhao said word by word, "Father, I have praised your talents and wisdom in front of several of our princes more than once."

"I often say with emotion that if I can entrust the country to your hands, the Lieqian Dynasty can last for thousands of years and its foundation will last forever."

"Your Majesty, he intends for you to take over his mantle."

"But you also know that in the previous dynasty, Lord Hongwu bypassed all the princes and passed the throne directly to Emperor Jianwen, but his father took over the throne."

"The bloody battle of Jingnan that lasted more than ten years is still vivid in my mind."

"My father would not dare to imitate Lord Hong Wu and pass on the throne from generation to generation, otherwise it will inevitably cause turmoil in people's hearts."

"Yuan'er, do you understand?"

"not understand."

Although Lu Yuan had some guesses in his mind, he still had to pretend to be confused.

God knows, is this third uncle of mine pretending to be drunk, but actually helping the emperor to test him?

"How counterintuitive!"

King Zhao's face was full of hatred that iron could not become steel, and he said angrily, "Father, he wants you to become the master of Liegan."

"But I can't pass the throne directly to you, so I can only pass it to your father, my second brother, the King of Han."

"As the eldest son of the King of Han, you are deeply trusted by him, and you are also popular among all officials."

"When your father dies, won't the throne naturally fall into your hands?"

Lu Yuan was silent for a moment, then smiled and shook his head. "Uncle Third, I have never thought about this."

"The Emperor said that one generation should do its own thing."

"What I should do now is to do my best to assist the emperor in governing the world."

"well said!"

King Zhao nodded approvingly, "Yuan'er, in fact, not only my father, I also think that you are the best candidate to inherit the throne."

"The prince is good at managing politics, and the king of Han is good at galloping on the battlefield. I dare not say whether they are strong or weak."

"But what I am sure of is that your talents, knowledge, skills, culture, Taoism and martial arts are many times better than Lu Ji and Lu Qing!"

"I'm not sure whether Lieqian Jiangshan will be able to last forever if I leave it in your hands."

"But as long as you display all your talents and ambitions."

"At least in your day, you will definitely be able to defeat Lord Hongwu and Lord Yongle, and bring the Lieqian Dynasty to unprecedented prosperity."

Listening to his third uncle's generous words of praise, Lu Yuan was at a loss for a moment.

He hesitated for a long time and said cautiously, "Uncle Third, it's cold. Go to bed early and drink less wine."

"I believe that as long as we are loyal to the Emperor, the Emperor will definitely not let down Zhongliang."

"In addition, please Third Uncle please do not argue with the Crown Prince, let alone show any disobedience."

Lu Yuan said meaningfully, "The emperor is as blessed as the East Sea. He will never die in a short time."

King Zhao was stunned, couldn't help laughing and patted Lu Yuan on the shoulder.

"Hahaha, good boy, be careful what you say and do!"

"Even your third uncle is wary of you. Isn't it a bit too much?"

"But that's fine, this way, those Qing Cang Guards won't be able to grab anything from you!"

Lu Yuan couldn't laugh or cry for a while. I really wasn't wary of you, old man.

However, if his plan is implemented and the emperor escapes the Yumuchuan disaster, he will indeed not die in a short time.

However, that doesn't mean that he won't cheat his death and test the hearts of the princes.

Based on Lu Yuan's understanding of the emperor, he would definitely do this.

If any prince takes the bait and reveals his disapproval, it will be a dead end.

"Third uncle, I have something else to ask you."

Lu Yuan hesitated for a long time, then tentatively said, "Who is the Qing Cang Guard you placed next to me..."

He originally wanted to see if he could pry out some information from his third uncle's mouth by taking advantage of his drunkenness.

The third uncle, however, leaned back with a grunt and began to snore.

"Did you really drink too much? It seems that I am worrying too much."

Lu Yuan sighed helplessly, turned around and left the camp, and said to Yuan Zhen, "Commander Yuan, the third uncle is drunk and has fallen asleep in the camp."

"Look, if you can send him back, send him back. If you can't, just cover him with a blanket or quilt or something. He'll catch a cold."

"As ordered."

Yuan Zhen nodded and said respectfully, "I will send the prince back to his home."

After returning home, Lu Yuan stayed up all night.

I kept thinking over and over in my heart what my third uncle said to me.

"I didn't expect that the emperor actually wanted me to be the emperor."

"The story of Kangxi passing the throne to Qianlong, and Yongzheng ascending to the throne, really happened more than 200 years in advance?"

Lu Yuan said to himself, "Then, the Qing Cang Guard placed next to me is equivalent to an inspection of me."

"But who is he?"

If they were just Qingcang Guard soldiers hiding in a dark place that I hadn't discovered yet, there would be nothing to worry about.

However, if some people around you are secretly developed into Qing Cang Wei.

Then his situation is extremely dangerous.

In the middle of the night, Lu Yuan really couldn't sleep, so he tiptoed to the woodshed and picked up the jade pendant from the haystack.

"Owner?"

Liu Ninglu asked doubtfully, "What's the matter?"

"fine."

Lu Yuan asked, "Has anyone come to the woodshed after I left?"

"No."

Liu Ninglu said without hesitation, "The Han Palace has always been burning coal."

"This woodshed is just a decoration. It is estimated that no one will come here for three to five months."

"That's good."

Lu Yuan nodded reassuringly and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that his plan to exchange the civet cat for the prince has not been discovered by Qing Cang Wei who is monitoring him.

This matter is his biggest leverage now.

If the Qingcang Guards find out the news, let the emperor know.

That's not something the emperor would definitely be able to do.

It's probably hard to say whether his life can be saved.

Not to mention, it would also affect my father.

"No, with Qing Cang Wei's ability, if he continues to stay in the imperial city, his secret will be exposed sooner or later."

Lu Yuan murmured to himself, "We must move him away as soon as possible!"

Emperor Yongle was feeling unwell these past few days, and officials were not allowed to go to court every day.

Lu Yuan went to visit several times, but was also turned away by Zhan Lin.

It was not until three days later that the guards came to the mansion to announce that the ministers should come to court to see him.

Lu Yuan immediately put on new clothes and went to the palace to meet the emperor.

When I came outside the palace gate, I saw the prince standing at the door.

"Yuaner, are you here?"

Seeing Lu Yuan arriving, the Crown Prince immediately greeted him.

"Let me ask you something."

"A few days ago, Ji'er had nothing to do and asked me to go take a walk around your little green mountain."

"Why didn't you return home after that, and why was there no news from you?"

"Uh……"

Lu Yuan scratched his head and said with an embarrassed smile, "Uncle, I made a bet with brother Lu Ji that day."

"I was lucky enough to win against him, so he was willing to admit defeat and went to Liaocheng."

"Liaocheng?"

The prince was slightly startled, and his face instantly showed anger, "Yuan'er, you have gone too far!"

"My Qing'er has been abducted by you to Liaocheng and became the county magistrate there for you."

"Now, you actually kidnapped Ji'er?"

"Tell me, which city and county did you ask him to serve as the county magistrate for you?"

"Uncle, you have wronged me."

Lu Yuan said seriously, "Brother Lu Ji has been fighting for many years and is strong and strong. Wouldn't it be unfair to be a county magistrate?"

The prince's expression softened a little, "It's okay if he's not the county magistrate."

"Then why did you ask him to go to Liaocheng?"

"Hey, uncle, don't be angry if I tell you."

Lu Yuan said with a playful smile, "That day, brother Lu Ji made a bet with me that everyone in Xiao Qingshan could hear it clearly."

"Now, he has arrived at Liaocheng Pier to help me transport wood and build ships."

The prince: "..."

What the hell?
Did you ask your precious eldest son to be abducted to Liaocheng to work as a coolie?
He might as well be a county magistrate!

"Yuan'er, you..."

The prince gritted his teeth in anger and raised his finger to Lu Yuan.

"I'm going to see the emperor first. Uncle, take your leave!"

However, Lu Yuan escaped immediately and ran away.

After running away, I heard the eunuchs shouting from behind.

"Come on people!"

"The prince is so angry that he vomits blood!" (End of this chapter)