An assassin? Call me the Master of Raising Prices!

It's not yet dawn, and the sky in the capital is dark and covered with clouds, giving it a gray feeling. The slightest drizzle fell at the right time, adding to the depression.

Lu Wenyu walked on the stone road in the imperial city without an umbrella, and walked towards Xiyuan in the rain. After walking a few steps, the eunuch on duty on the roadside recognized Lu Wenyu and hurriedly held an umbrella and stepped forward to protect him from the rain.

"Master Lu, be careful of the water under your feet. Don't get your feet dirty before your men have time to sweep them away. The Emperor is not awake yet. Why don't you go sit in our room for a while?"

He looked back at the eunuch holding the umbrella. Although he didn't know him, it was hard to refute his kindness, so he responded with a smile, "Eunuch, this matter is so important that I have to inform the emperor. In Yinshi, I have already sent someone to talk to Eunuch Feng. Just sit down for a while, I'll wait in front of Xiyuan Gate, I can't miss anything."

The eunuch holding the umbrella has been in the palace for a long time, so of course he knows what is allowed and what is not allowed. His face changed, and he hurriedly said, "Oh, we talk too much, we should be beaten. Mr. Lu didn't bring an umbrella. Let's send Mr. Lu to Xiyuan."

As he spoke, he raised his hand to lead the way, holding an umbrella behind Lu Wenyu without squinting. Acting like I don't care about anything and don't know anything.

Lu Wenyu, who was walking in front of the eunuch, smiled, stopped answering, lowered his head and walked as if the two of them had not spoken, and walked towards Xiyuan.

The two walked for a while before arriving in front of Xiyuan Gate. The eunuch holding the umbrella finally felt relieved and waved to the eunuch in front of the door to bring out an umbrella. After the eunuch at the gate opened his umbrella, he took a small step back and said with a begging smile, "Excuse me, Mr. Lu, please wait a moment. We have to go back to our errands first."

"Okay, please, Eunuch, please hold the umbrella." Lu Wenyu nodded in response, turned around and ordered the eunuch at the gate to go in and inform Eunuch Feng.

Not long after the gatekeeper entered, he hurried out with Eunuch Feng and had no time to salute. "Master Lu, the emperor just woke up. It's raining. Come with us first and wait. The emperor wants to offer incense, so we have to wait."

"Thank you, Eunuch Feng." The two stopped talking and walked towards Qingxuan Palace holding umbrellas.

The palace door was closed. The little eunuch took the umbrella and stepped forward to open the door for the two of them. In the inner hall, Yuan Zhuo had just put down the hot cotton towel, exhaled comfortably, and walked towards the Sanqing Statue with his hands behind his back. Eunuch Feng lit the incense early. When he saw Yuan Zhuo coming, he quickly knelt down and held the incense in his hands and presented it to Yuan Zhuo.

Yuan Zhuo stretched out his hand to take the incense from Eunuch Feng's hand, respectfully inserted it into the incense burner in front of the statue, kneaded the incense in his hand and prayed silently. After a while, he opened his eyes and walked out while asking, "Big companion, is Wenyu here?"

"Master, Mr. Lu is waiting outside in the hall." Eunuch Feng bent slightly and replied.

"Well." Yuan Zhuo was in a good mood. When he walked to the outer hall, he was already smiling. When he saw Lu Wenyu, he smiled and said, "Wenyu, come into the palace so early, it's too late to have breakfast, right? My companion, let the imperial kitchen cook more, I will go with Wenyu eat."

After saying that, he waved his hand to Eunuch Feng to move a chair to Lu Wenyu, while he sat on the steps of the altar, "Did you find something?"

"Yes." Lu Wenyu replied immediately, and handed the confession to the eunuch beside him before continuing, "Your Majesty, after interrogation by the Jinyi Guards, it was found that the assassin who assassinated Mr. Wang Liqing was a Hu man."

"Barbarians? Even if they enter the country, can these people sneak into the capital?" Yuan Zhuo said calmly, but with a bit of gloom on his face. He lowered his head and stared at the ground. He didn't even read the confession, but just asked the eunuch to put it on the case. .

As soon as he sat down, he heard Yuan Zhuo's slightly angry words. Lu Wenyu's face changed slightly, and he said helplessly, "Household registration documents have always been difficult to supervise. There are always people who are greedy for money..."

On the steps, Yuan Zhuo stopped talking. He just stood up and walked towards the case. He picked up the confession and read it carefully. After a moment, he turned around and shook his head expressionlessly. Lu Wenyu's words are true. It's not difficult to sneak into the capital. It's just a matter of spending money. Even if you want to check, it's difficult.

The two were silent when Eunuch Feng walked in and asked respectfully, "Master, breakfast is ready."

"Bring it in. I've been waiting for you all night. I'm empty, so let's eat it with me and Wenyu." Yuan Zhuo said, sitting down on the chair behind the case, holding the bowl and chewing slowly.

Eunuch Feng and Lu Wenyu each held a bowl and ate the white porridge in small sips without daring to make a sound. Yuan Zhuo has been practicing Taoism for many years, and his breakfast is particularly light. Not to mention meat, there are no vegetarian dishes.

The two of them had just eaten half a bowl, without even realizing the taste, when they heard Yuan Zhuo's long voice, "Calculate the time, you and I have been together for more than thirty years, right? Time flies so fast. "

"If we count from the Prince's East Palace, it's been thirty-eight years." Eunuch Feng replied with a smile without even thinking about it.

On the other side, Lu Wenyu was holding a bowl and didn't know where to start. It's usually not a good thing for a boss to remember the past and the past, let alone the emperor. If you can't answer this question well, it won't be a demotion.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Wenyu responded with a smile, "It depends on your Majesty's care. I will be late, thirty-four years ago!"

"Hahaha, it seems that my memory is still very good, but I didn't expect that more than thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye." Yuan Zhuo said with a smile. The two of them could hear that Yuan Zhuo was in a good mood, and then they relaxed. tone.

It seemed that it was just emotion that caused Yuan Zhuo to stop talking after saying this. He just ate the white porridge silently, and after finishing one bowl, he asked the eunuch to add another bowl. After finishing two bowls of white porridge, Yuan Zhuo leaned back on his chair comfortably, closing his eyes and thinking.

When the two people in the outer hall saw that Yuan Zhuo was silent, they didn't dare to disturb him. They just kept eating to fill their stomachs before talking. It wasn't until the two of them finished eating and put down their bowls that Yuan Zhuo asked, "Wenyu, Daban, how do you think I should handle this matter?"

After hearing this, the two were shocked and looked at each other. They clearly saw the surprise and confusion on each other's faces. Yuan Zhuo's question was not easy to answer.

After hesitating for a moment, Eunuch Feng spoke first, "My master, of course, the master has the final say on military and national affairs."

Yuan Zhuo was of course not satisfied with this answer that was not an answer. He tapped the case lightly with his fingers, snorted expressionlessly, and looked at Lu Wenyu.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Lu Wenyu stood up and knelt decisively, lowered his head and dared not look directly at Yuan Zhuo's eyes, and said, "Your Majesty, I think you can't give in!"

"Oh?" As if he had heard what he wanted to hear, Yuan Zhuo suddenly became interested, and even sat up straight while looking at the back of the chair, and smiled and asked Lu Wenyu to continue.

"Your Majesty, the Hu people are ambitious and can't win on the battlefield, so they want to use means behind the stage to delay time. If we give in, they will get more and more. In my humble opinion, it is better to advance than retreat!" Lu Wenyu said with a bow.

Yuan Zhuo listened carefully with his hands folded, his smile growing as he listened. When he heard "It's better to advance than to retreat", he laughed out loud.

"The ground is cold, don't kneel, sit up!"

After saying that, Yuan Zhuo waved to Eunuch Feng and said, "Wen Yu's idea coincides with mine! Big friend, go to the cabinet duty room and see, they will be here soon."

"Let them all come to Qingxuan Palace to discuss matters. Remember, don't tell them anything on the way!"