Peerless little Shennong

1220 - Nine Princes

Tianqi is dozens of times larger than Wangu Town, with a population of 500 million alone, it is a thoroughly big city.

Most of the buildings on both sides are buildings with more than three floors, which are much more luxurious than those two-story stores in Wangu Town.

The costumes of the people walking on the street are already very fashionable, and the colors have begun to develop towards colorful.

Lingya came here before, and introduced the situation of Tianqi Capital to Lu Xiaobei in the carriage.

As the carriage drove into the imperial capital, there were more checkpoints to check.

But this is General Zhang Xueliang's carriage, no one dared to check too much, most of them would let go immediately when they saw the general's carriage.

The structure of the entire imperial capital is a slender structure, with high walls and red-painted bricks and tiles, giving it an ancient and solemn feeling.

After visiting all the way, the carriage finally came to the side hall.

Zhang Xueliang called everyone to dismount, he will go to the main hall to meet the emperor later, so he will stay in the side hall now.

After setting up the carriage and horses, Zhang Xueliang found Lu Xiaobei.

"Guard Zuo, come with me to meet the emperor, and then we will return to the Zhang Mansion." Zhang Xueliang arranged the itinerary briefly.

"Everything will follow the general's arrangement." Lu Xiaobei clasped his hands.

"My appointment to you still needs a certificate issued by the emperor, otherwise it doesn't count. In fact, I could go back to the mansion directly, but I stayed outside for too long, so I should go to see the emperor." Zhang Xueliang said with a smile.

"Understood, there will be many unavoidable things outside." Lu Xiaobei expressed his understanding.

After waiting for a while, someone came to announce that they could have an audience.

Zhang Xueliang tidied up his clothes and asked Shang Lu Xiaobei to walk towards the main hall through the side hall.

The ones leading the way should be father-in-laws, there are two of them in total, and they wear red and black clothes, with a tall hat on their heads.

Soon, the two came to the main hall.

Along the long white stone steps, I came to a palace of Noda.

The floor was covered with a golden carpet, and on a golden chair sat a man wearing a golden robe of Youlong and a hat with many golden beads hanging down.

With a yellow robe on his body, he is a serious emperor.

Lu Xiaobei and Zhang Xueliang knelt down and saluted.

In fact, Lu Xiaobei's mood is very nervous. If this is placed in modern times, he would be the king of a country, an absolute high official.

"General Zhang, please get up." The emperor on the dragon chair said.

This is a middle-aged man in his 40s, with a mustache, fair complexion, a slender face, and not too bloated.

"General Zhang, who is this young Junsheng?" Dijun asked.

"Report to Emperor, his name is Lu Xiaobei, he is my newly appointed left guard." Zhang Xueliang introduced.

Lu Xiaobei hastily knelt down and saluted again.

"Get up! Don't be cautious. Since General Zhang is the one you choose, there must be something special. You must help General Zhang guard the fortress in the central mainland." Dijun said with a smile.

"This subordinate understands, and must do their duty!" Lu Xiaobei panicked.

"General Zhang is exhausted, so come to my study in person at night for the meeting! Go and settle down first!" The emperor was quite considerate, and he was not in a hurry to chat with Zhang Xueliang about important national affairs.

"Thank you, Emperor, for your consideration."

The meeting ended like this, Lu Xiaobei and Zhang Xueliang knelt down to send the emperor off respectfully.

It's just that Lu Xiaobei suddenly noticed that Zhang Xueliang's face was not very good-looking.

When the emperor left, Zhang Xueliang dragged Lu Xiaobei out of the hall quickly.

Along the stone steps outside the main hall, Zhang Xueliang greeted a father-in-law.

Handing out a few tickets from his sleeve, Zhang Xueliang asked Gong Gongdao in a low voice: "What's wrong with the emperor?"

"Back to the general, it's hard to say!" The father-in-law looked around while speaking, and stretched out his hand to drag Zhang Xueliang to the side of the corridor of the hall.

"Dijun has recently fallen in love with a woman presented by the Ninth Prince, hey..." the eunuch sighed, and didn't say the rest.

"What exactly does Ninth Prince want to do?" Zhang Xueliang said angrily.

"It's hard to say. The other princes dare not speak out. The Ninth Prince has gained power recently. There is nothing I can do!" The eunuch looked very helpless.

"Have you found out about that woman?" Zhang Xueliang asked with a stare.

"Who dares to investigate? Even if you do, do you think you can find out? The Ninth Prince is the emperor's brother, this is not Tai Sui's head-breaking!"

"What did Prime Minister Fang say?" Zhang Xueliang continued to ask without giving up.

"Prime Minister Fang has no choice but to unite a few prime ministers to stay up late to help the emperor check the memorials reported by the counties and counties. You don't know how tired they are!"

"I have to take care of this matter. The Ninth Prince must be hiding a conspiracy. There is something wrong with this woman." Zhang Xueliang snorted coldly.

"General, take it easy, the Ninth Prince is very powerful now, you must be careful." The father-in-law said worriedly.

"It's okay, I know it!" Zhang Xueliang bid farewell to his father-in-law and took Lu Xiaobei out of the main hall and back to the side hall.

"General, is the emperor obsessed with sex?" Lu Xiaobei asked cautiously.

"There must be something wrong with that woman, the Ninth Prince wants to rebel." Zhang Xueliang said in a low voice, "We'll talk about it in the mansion."

The group returned directly to Zhang's residence.

Zhang Xueliang's mansion is some distance away from the imperial city, and it took about an hour to drive in a carriage.

The rest of the mansion is very luxurious, covering an area at least the size of two football fields.

After Zhang Xueliang settled the soldiers and carriages, he called Lu Xiaobei to his study.

After closing the door, Zhang Xueliang asked Lu Xiaobei to sit down.

"Xiao Lu, the situation in the imperial capital is quite complicated. It's hard to say a word or two. The matter of the nine princes is a mess. The emperor is going to follow in the footsteps of the old emperor. It is not a day or two for the nine princes to rebel. It's gone." Zhang Xueliang said solemnly.

Lu Xiaobei smiled lightly, and said: "Actually, it's not complicated at all. First, find the evidence of the rebellion of the Ninth Prince, and then kill the woman who bewitched the emperor. All civil and military officials will meet with the emperor to persuade him. Do you need to prepare something complicated?" way?"

"That's what I said, but the Ninth Prince also hoards troops. Once an internal war is caused, the imperial capital will suffer. If that woman is a remnant of the demon clan, then the population of 500 million in Tianqi Capital will suffer."

"What is the attitude of the other princes?" Lu Xiaobei asked.

"Lao Qi and Lao Ba both stayed in the prince's mansion in the imperial capital. They raised flowers and planted grass all day long and never cared about the government affairs of the dynasty. The remaining few princes went to guard in several counties and counties. , just this Ninth Prince is a thorn in the side, and he is gaining power day by day in this imperial capital." Zhang Xueliang roughly talked about the situation of several princes.

This situation is so similar to the plot in the court drama, Lu Xiaobei could use his thigh to think about it, and simply smiled and said: "Does the general think that the emperor is competent?"

"Don't talk nonsense about what you said outside. It's not up to you and me whether the emperor is incompetent. If you say the wrong thing, you will lose your head."

"But this is the reality. If the emperor is competent, then we will keep him on the throne. If he is incompetent, what are we going to do to protect him?" Lu Xiaobei asked rhetorically.

These words hit the nail on the head, all civil and military officials protect the wise emperor, the emperor who has accomplished, there is no need to waste time and affection for the faint emperor.

"The Dijun's toughness in warfare is worthy of admiration. It must be that woman used some kind of coquettish technique. I must investigate this matter!" Zhang Xueliang rubbed his chin and looked at Lu Xiaobei, and suddenly his eyes lit up and said: "This I will leave it to you to investigate, you are a face, no one pays attention to you, it is so suitable!"

"What?" Lu Xiaobei was stunned on the spot.

This time, he will participate in the dispute between the emperor and the prince, Lu Xiaobei really didn't expect to play such a big game!
(End of this chapter)