Wangfu little dumb wife

Chapter 415 The secret decree is destroyed (1 more)
Master Lu's carriage stopped outside the gate of the imperial city, and he was stopped by someone just as he got down to enter the city.

The person who stopped him was a woman, about forty years old, dressed in plain and simple clothes, but her eyes were particularly bright and sharp.

Seeing Old Master Lu, Fang Fushen bowed.

Master Lu looked at her carefully, and was sure he didn't know this person. Out of politeness, he asked, "I don't know what this lady does?"

The woman is Qiu Shuyue, Aunt Qiu of the Duke's Mansion.

Facing Old Master Lu's question, she didn't change her face, and smiled, "I wonder if Old Master Lu can take a step to speak?"

Old Master Lu narrowed his eyes, "This old man has something to do in the imperial city." He didn't have time to mess around with an irrelevant person.

Aunt Qiu said: "My family knows the purpose of the old Hou Ye entering the palace."

Before he could respond, Aunt Qiu saw that there was no one around, she lowered her voice and continued, "It was the Empress Dowager who asked me to wait for you here before she died."

Fearing that he would not believe it, Aunt Qiu took out the Queen Mother's token.

Upon seeing this, Old Master Lu was silent for a while, and asked, "Where are you going?"

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In a teahouse not far from the imperial city, Aunt Qiu booked a private room.

There are only old Hou Ye Lu and her in the private room.

The servant brought tea, and Aunt Qiu closed the door herself, and when she was seated, she picked up the teapot and poured tea for Old Master Lu who was opposite.

Old Master Lu was so anxious that he didn't have the heart to drink tea, so he cut straight to the point, "What do you want from me?"

Aunt Qiu was not in a hurry to say the purpose, "Let me introduce myself. I am the Queen Mother's eyeliner in the Duke's mansion. At present, I can be regarded as Su Guogong's concubine by name."

"Are you from the Su family?"

"No, it belongs to the Empress Dowager." Aunt Qiu corrected, "The Empress Dowager entrusted me to handle many things during her lifetime, including blowing up the Treasure Pavilion of Lord Hou."

Those collections were originally brought out by Mr. Lu Hou to vent his anger to the Queen Mother. He had expected that they would be blown up one day. It was just an accident for him. These things were actually done by a concubine in the back house of the Duke's Mansion.

Seeing that there was no response from the other party, Aunt Qiu continued: "Before the queen mother died, she sent me a secret letter, asking me to remind the old Hou Ye at a critical moment, if the weapon map has not been researched, do not enter the palace to see the emperor."

Aunt Qiu is the queen mother's confidant.

After the queen mother learned the truth, she naturally also knew everything, and understood that the old Hou Ye planned to ask Emperor Guangxi to confess to him and ask him to withdraw his troops in time.

"But now is a critical juncture." Old Master Lu said in a deep voice, "If General Chang Wei and the Commander-in-Chief of the Zuo Army do not withdraw their troops, none of us can predict the possible consequences."

"Even if you have a secret decree, entering the palace may not be able to persuade the emperor." Aunt Qiu said: "The emperor has had a long-standing grudge against the Lu family. determination."

Old Master Lu didn't think so, "If the queen mother had revealed the secret decree at that time, maybe the emperor would not rashly send troops to attack Xishan this time."

"The old Hou has not entered the palace for many years, I am afraid that he has never understood the emperor's temperament at all, especially in the past two years, he has become more paranoid and suspicious." Aunt Qiu stated the facts as much as possible, "You only have the secret decree, and Without an actual weapon map, it is useless."

Although Aunt Qiu's analysis was clear and logical, Old Master Lu decided to enter the palace for a try.

The responsibility entrusted to him by the first emperor was heavy, and he could not just watch Da Chu fall into the war predicted by the alchemist so quickly.

Aunt Qiu couldn't persuade her, so she could only sigh, "You can do it yourself."

Lord Lu Laohou entered the imperial city and went directly to Qianqing Palace to ask to see Emperor Guangxi.

Emperor Guangxi was reading the battle report from the front line, when he heard Eunuch Cui say that Lord Lu was here, he wanted to say no.

"Your Majesty." Eunuch Cui said: "I seem to be very anxious to see the old Hou Ye, and said that there is something urgent to see you immediately."

Emperor Guangxi put the battle report aside, "Come in."

Old Hou Ye Lu entered the hall, kowtowed to Emperor Guangxi on his knees.

Emperor Guangxi didn't allow Ping to rest, and looked down at him: "Every time the old Hou Ye enters the palace, it seems that there will be earth-shattering events. You suddenly came here without saying hello, which makes me very scared!"

Hearing that the emperor was concerned about the Queen Mother's death, Old Hou Ye Lu kowtowed and knelt up straight, "The emperor has always been curious about what the old minister said when he entered the palace to see the queen mother, and this time the old minister came to the palace to tell the emperor the truth. "

Emperor Guangxi looked completely uninterested, "If you tell the truth, will my mother be able to come back from the dead?"

"No."

"Then you came here on purpose."

During the funeral for the Empress Dowager in the palace, no matter how much he pressed, Mr. Lu always had an attitude that he would rather die than speak. Emperor Guangxi didn't believe that he would come to confess so kindly.

"Yes, the old minister hopes that the emperor can order the withdrawal of troops and accept Xishan's negotiation."

Without waiting for Emperor Guangxi to get angry, he solemnly said: "When the late emperor was alive, some alchemists had already predicted the fate of the Great Chu State based on visions and push-back maps. It was because of the war that it would be destroyed within a hundred years. Lead Da Chu to that step."

As soon as Old Master Lu's words fell, Emperor Guangxi threw a cup of tea on the ground, "Presumptuous! Who gave you the courage to talk about the fate of the country privately?"

Old Master Lu stopped talking, and took out the secret decree of the late emperor from his sleeve.

Seeing this, Eunuch Cui hurried to fetch it and presented it to Emperor Guangxi.

Emperor Guangxi glanced at the content above, and then re-patted the scroll on the imperial case, "Who else knows about this?"

Old Master Lu replied truthfully, "The Queen Mother has passed away. So far, the only people who know about it are the Emperor and the veterans."

Seeing that the emperor was very angry, Eunuch Cui served tea again.

Emperor Guangxi took it, not in the mood to drink, and said to the people below: "Tell me, what is the purpose of the late emperor asking you to find the four paintings?"

Old Master Lu contemplated for a moment, and repeated what he had said to the Queen Mother.

In particular, it emphasized the importance of Liu's divine soldiers to the upcoming war.

There are very few records about the Liu family in the Jin Dynasty in the history books. Emperor Guangxi only knew that the family was destroyed by the suspicion of the emperor at that time. Never heard of it.

Whether it is true or not is almost impossible to verify.

Hearing Lu Lao Hou Ye speak clearly and logically, Emperor Guangxi asked him, "Where is the weapon map?"

"The old minister is still thinking about it."

"That means it's gone?"

"...Not yet."

Emperor Guangxi stood up, picked up the secret decree on the imperial case, walked to the candlestick, put the secret decree on top of the flames, and let the flames swallow it up.

Old Hou Ye Lu smelled the smell of fire and smoke, raised his head and saw the situation, and immediately turned pale with shock, "Your Majesty, that is the secret decree written by the late Emperor!"

Emperor Guangxi's answer seemed a little impatient, "It's all just your own one-sided words. Old Master Lu has raised two good sons. One can fight the enemy with your true inheritance, and the other can win thousands of miles by strategizing. I will help you forge a copy." What's the problem with the late emperor's secret decree?"

"emperor……"

Lu Laohou never expected that his confession not only failed to persuade the emperor to retreat, but also aroused the emperor's suspicion and destroyed the secret decree of the first emperor.

The secret decree was turned into ashes, Emperor Guangxi wiped his hands, turned back and sat down on the dragon chair, "Back then, Lu Xingzhou held 30 military power, and in the end he was taken back in that way, do you dare to say that your Lu family has no complaints against me? "

Old Hou Ye Lu was heartbroken, "The old minister dares to swear by Xiang Shang, the Lu family has no second thoughts towards Da Chu and you, the emperor."

"I am not the Empress Dowager, so I will not be deceived by you." Emperor Guangxi made no secret of the sarcasm between his words, "It is the secret decree of the first emperor, and it is also the so-called magic weapon of the Liu family. You came to see me, did you just want to tell me Well, Xu Guangfu and Su Qing are too useless to take down Huashan as a country, but your Lu family can do it."

At this time, Old Hou Ye Lu realized why the Empress Dowager kept such a hand before she died. The Guangxi Emperor in front of him was no longer the young emperor who was willing to listen to the opinions of the elders when he first ascended the Great Treasure.

The first emperor passed away long ago, and Emperor Guangxi ascended the throne at a young age. Even if there was an empress dowager who listened to the government to help and support him, it was inevitable that his relatives would control the court. He had been constrained by the Su family for many years, and finally disintegrated the power of his relatives step by step. Threat control over him?
Therefore, he suspected that the Lu family would plot something in private because 30 military power was confiscated back then, and even imagined the secret decree of the former emperor and Liu's magical soldiers as a part of the Lu family's power-seeking plan, thinking that he came here this time just to want Relying on Liu's magical soldiers as a threat to return to military power.

Old Lord Lu was full of remorse, if he knew the result of coming to see Emperor Guangxi early, he should have waited until the weapon map came out.

The hall was silent for a long time, and the emperor's cold voice came again, "I promised Fanghua not to move your Lu family, so before I go back on my word, it's better for Mr. Lu to leave the palace earlier. You have been idle for so many years. You don't need to participate in the affairs of the court, and from now on, I don't want to see the old Marquis again in the palace."

(End of this chapter)