Chapter 354 353 Lu Mansion

For Wei Guangde's question, Lu Yi hesitated for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

The expression on his face fell into Wei Guangde's eyes, and he naturally guessed everything.

I said that although Lu Bing had revealed some information to him and knew that he was close to Prince Yu's Mansion, he did not show any intention of contacting Prince Yu's Mansion.

After all, Lu Bing was not a fool. At least he would not take sides before Emperor Jiajing showed his position on the crown prince.

It's just different now, he is dead.

"Do you know which side I am on?"

Wei Guangde continued to ask.

Well, his question made Lu Yi, who was still struggling with how to answer Wei Guangde's previous question, even more at a loss. He was a little confused about what Wei Guangde's purpose was today.

"I didn't understand what the adults meant."

Lu Yi still answered.

"I think so, Uncle Lu should not have explained these, after all, only he and I know."

Wei Guangde shook his head slowly and said softly.

Under Lu Yi's surprised expression, Wei Guangde continued, "I came to tell you in advance this time that His Royal Highness Prince Yu will come to pay his respects to General Lu in a while."

"What?"

Lu Yi screamed in surprise. When his father was still alive, he also analyzed the current dispute over the throne for him. According to his father's judgment, Prince Yu has the highest probability of inheriting the throne.

But

The Lu family cannot stand in front of His Majesty's intentions, because he controls the Jinyiwei and the sharpest knife in the hands of the emperor.

That is why Lu Yi found it a bit difficult to accept and understand what Wei Guangde said just now.

Although he was confused, Lu Yi quickly calmed down. After a little thought, Lu Yi roughly guessed what Lu Bing was thinking at the time.

Not burning incense at ordinary times, but cramming at the last minute?

Based on Lu Yi's understanding of his father, since his father also favors Prince Yu, he will naturally not do nothing.

It's just that he has to remain neutral on the surface and only obey the orders of the current emperor.

But it doesn't mean that he won't secretly make friends with some people in Prince Yu's Mansion, such as the young man in front of him.

The contact between Lu Bing and Wei Guangde was naturally caused by Yu Dayou.

But the deeper reason is actually what Lu Yi thought, to lay out in advance.

Lu Bing would naturally not contact Gao Gong and others in Prince Yu's Mansion, because the target is too conspicuous.

And Wei Guangde, who was secretly connected with Prince Yu's Mansion, naturally became his target, so it was okay to get in touch with Wei Guangde in the way entrusted by Yu Dayou and reveal some information to Prince Yu's Mansion in disguise, and it was also much safer to do so.

Wei Guangde didn't have any foundation in the capital. To say that he could spread his ears and eyes in the capital in such a short time, it was a matter of opinion.

Therefore, Lu Bing believed that Gao Gong should be able to see that someone was showing goodwill to Prince Yu's Mansion through Wei Guangde.

This was Lu Bing's plan, but he didn't tell Lu Yi about it for safety.

And now, Lu Yi can naturally guess what his father was thinking at the time, everything is for the family.

Now that father Lu Bing is dead, it does not mean that the Lu family can be reckless and openly stand on the side of Prince Yu's Mansion.

Not to mention that the father is gone, the Lu family has become a toothless tiger. If His Majesty knew that Lu Bing chose to surrender to Prince Yu before his death and made some arrangements, it seems that it will not be good for the family.

Lu Yi struggled in his heart and was a little at a loss.

Lu Yi thought that although Wei Guangde was also a military family, his family level was too low, and he really didn't consider these.

Now seeing Lu Yi's performance, he still felt a little strange.

In his opinion, Lu Yi should be happy after knowing that the Lu family and Prince Yu's Mansion were involved.

Even if the Lu family was really only loyal to Emperor Jiajing and didn't say a word to the two kings, it should never be such a performance.

Lu Yi also felt a little rude. He was thinking about his own affairs and left Wei Guangde aside. At this time, he hurriedly looked up at Wei Guangde, but he was thinking about how to explain this matter.

He didn't care, but he still had a large group of people in his family.

"Ahem, Lord Wei, when do you think His Royal Highness Prince Yu will arrive?"

Lu Yi didn't know how to start for a moment, so he had to say something else first.

"Around noon."

This time was set by Gao Gong before, and Wei Guangde also believed that Prince Yu would listen to Gao Gong and come to mourn Lu Bing on time.

In fact, Prince Yu's Mansion had sent people to mourn before, but Prince Yu did not come in person.

Lu Yi looked at Wei Guangde. Although he knew that saying this might have a bad impact, he had to say it out loud, otherwise it seemed that Wei Guangde had not thought of this. Remind him and see if there is a better way to turn things around.

"Lord Wei, this is it."

Then, Lu Yi bit the bullet and told Wei Guangde his concerns in detail.

After hearing Lu Bing, Emperor Jiajing, and Prince Yu, Wei Guangde realized that the most important thing here was the attitude of Emperor Jiajing.

At this time, Wei Guangde finally understood where the faint uneasiness in his heart came from.

He and Gao Gong only thought about breaking the trap set by Yan Shifan and King Jing, but completely forgot that such a break might disrupt the other party's plan and might arouse the suspicion of Emperor Jiajing.

Even his most trusted ministers chose to secretly serve a certain prince, so what attitude would he give you?

Wei Guangde suddenly felt a chill on his back and broke out in a cold sweat. He really forgot about this.

Forcing himself to calm down, Wei Guangde began to seriously think about countermeasures.

Fortunately, he arrived early. It was almost an hour before noon, and Prince Yu should still be at the palace.

If you can't think of a solution or a sufficient reason in a short period of time, then let His Highness Prince Yu cancel the trip first.

"I wonder if Mr. Lu told Brother Yucheng about his relationship with His Royal Highness Prince Yu and Prince Jing."

Wei Guangde asked.

After Lu Bing died of illness, both Prince Yu's Palace and Prince Jing's Palace sent their chief minister to express their condolences.

Well, this is considered a very high standard. After all, Chang Shi is the largest official among the royal officials.

Now, what Wei Guangde wants to inquire about is whether Lu Bing has any contact with the young King Yu and King Jing, and what their relationship is like. After all, the relationship between Lu Bing and the palace is not ordinary.

Yes, what Wei Guangde was thinking at this time was that if Lu Bing had a good relationship with Prince Yu and Prince Jing when he was young, he might as well let Prince Yu come in person, but in a simple manner, without showing off the royal guard, and coming to express condolences with the courtesy of a son or nephew.

Now that the condolences of Beijing officials have basically ended, no one has come. The reason why we are not mourning now is because we are waiting for relatives from Anlu to come.

It makes sense that King Yu would come to express his condolences at this time.

Lu Yi didn't know what Wei Guangde was thinking, so he thought about it before saying, "It's probably because he didn't have much contact with him. I remember that the one my father mentioned the most before was Prince Zhuang Jing, and my father even hugged him when he was a child.

Prince Aichong also mentioned that on the second day after his birth, His Majesty held the prince in his arms and showed him."

Lu Yi was obviously thinking seriously, but after all, it happened many years ago, and his memory was not very clear, so he could only try to recall.

"By the way, I think I hugged you."

At this time, Lu Yi suddenly said: "Remember when His Royal Highness Prince Yu was full moon, Guangde may not know that although Concubine Kang was named Kang's concubine, she was not favored, and she was promoted because she was pregnant with Longzi.

I remember my father once said that at that time, His Majesty only had Prince Zhuang Jing in his eyes and did not care much about Prince Yu. There was no Prince Jing at that time. When Prince Yu was one month old, my father carried Prince Yu from Concubine Kang. Your Majesty. "

Although Emperor Jiajing had been on the throne for more than ten years at that time, because he had just obtained power, he had not yet developed the aura of a supreme emperor in the 95th year. His treatment of Lu Bing was not much different from when he was in Anlu.

Lu Bing was also in a daze at that time, and he did whatever Emperor Jiajing asked him to do.

Thinking that he was the son of Emperor Jiajing and would not be able to see his father for a full moon, Lu Bing took the risk and did it that time.

Of course, Emperor Jiajing did not blame him later.

This can be regarded as a secret of the palace. Wei Guangde did not expect that King Yu was so unpopular with the emperor's father in the palace when he was a child. This also shows that his life in the palace will not be easy. It is no wonder that Concubine Kang was so unhappy after his wedding. He died soon after, presumably because he wanted to see his son get married.

It's no wonder that King Yu's temperament is a bit cowardly. Isn't that caused by what happened when he was a child?

In Wei Guangde's view, the prince may have to be cautious in what he says and does in the palace, but the prince who leaves the palace should be arrogant. After all, the emperor is his father.

There are some who are gentle and elegant, but deep down they should have the aura of being a noble person from Tianhuang.

But Wei Guangde didn't see any of this from King Yu.

As for the temperament that an emperor should have, Wei Guangde didn't see it from King Yu anyway, but there was a trace of Emperor Jiajing in King Jing.

After listening to Lu Yi's words, Wei Guangde nodded after thinking about it for a moment.

"Have someone let this matter out later."

Wei Guangde whispered to Lu Yi: "That's what I think. What you said before makes sense."

Naturally, Wei Guangde would not say that they did this to block the possible backhand of Yan Shifan and King Jing, but he had to think about the Lu family.

"I will compile a letter and send it to Prince Yu's Mansion right now, so that His Highness Qingche Jian will come over to express his condolences and express his gratitude to Mr. Lu for taking care of him as a junior."

When Wei Guangde said this, he looked at Lu Yi and said with a smile: "Even if we are traveling in a light carriage, people who want to know what they should know when coming to the capital will know, and our goal will be achieved.

They knew that Prince Yu's Mansion was standing behind the Lu family. If they really wanted to do something to the Lu Mansion, they had to consider Prince Yu's Mansion's attitude.

In any case, Prince Yu is the most powerful competitor for the throne, and the protection of the future crown prince will be enough to ensure the safety of the Lu family. "

Emperor Jiajing asked Zhu Xixiao to ensure the safety of the Lu family. If there was protection from the crown prince, the Lu family would really be safe.

Lu Yi originally wanted to say that the best way was to ask King Yu not to come, but when the words came to his lips and Wei Guangde's thoughts were heard in his ears, he finally acquiesced.

What else is more important than King Yu?

When Lu Bing was still alive, he also bet on King Yu's rise to power. He was an old man who had been with Emperor Jiajing for decades and knew the emperor's temper very well.

Father should not be wrong in his judgment.

Lu Yi thought of this. For the sake of the family's safety, he should take some risks now. He thought that the one in Xiyuan would not embarrass the Lu family for the sake of his father.

As long as he survives this period and King Yu ascends the throne, his family will be completely stable.

"What you said makes sense, and it has been taken into consideration by our Lu family, so it is naturally feasible."

Lu Yi nodded in approval, and Wei Guangde smiled and said: "Prepare some pen and ink for me. I'll write a letter right away. Help me call the coachman outside the door to come in."

Soon, the things were delivered, and Wei Guangde wrote a letter after thinking for a while.

After the letter was written, Li San was also brought over by the Lu family.

Hand the folded letter to Li San, "Go to Prince Yu's Mansion and give it to Mr. Gao Gong."

"Mr. Gao? He should be in the Imperial College now."

Li San has been with Wei Guangde for a long time, and is very familiar with the officials he has made friends with, from their appearance to their names to their official positions, etc.

When he heard Wei Guangde asking him to see Gao Gong, he instinctively thought that Gao Gong should be either in the Taichang Temple or the Imperial College at this time.

"Go, if Mr. Gao is not here, you can find Chen Yiqin or Yin Shizhen."

Wei Guangde ordered, but he also made it clear who Li San should find in case Gao Gong has not arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion.

Gao Gong is not an official of Prince Yu's Mansion now. He is now the Minister of Taichang Temple and the Supervisor of the Imperial College. He has to go to the government office first every day, and then find a reason to come out, just like Wei Guangde.

This is the capital, and there are censors from the Censorate watching, so skipping work needs to be cautious.

Now there are fewer people coming to the Lu Mansion to pay their respects, so after Wei Guangde asked Li San to deliver the letter, Lu Yi did not leave, but stayed to chat with Wei Guangde.

Li San received Wei Guangde's task, accompanied by a steward of the Lu family, left the Lu Mansion, led a horse out of the stable next to it, and then jumped on the horse and headed towards Prince Yu's Mansion.

There was no need to drive a car, of course, driving a car is not as convenient as riding a horse.

This was also arranged by Lu Yi, who called a steward to handle the matter.

Li San rode his horse to Prince Yu's Mansion quickly, and the gate of the mansion was naturally closed.

Li San rode his horse to a side door not far from the main gate, which was open. After he got off the horse and led the horse to the door, he was stopped by the gatekeeper.

Li San took out Wei Guangde's name card from his bosom and handed it to the man, saying, "I want to see Mr. Gao Gong."

The gatekeeper of the palace was a young eunuch. Perhaps he was literate after passing through the inner study hall. He looked at the name card in his hand. Wei Guangde, this name was a little memorable. It seemed that the palace had had contact with this person before.

Let Li San wait, and he took the name card and sent it inside.

The young eunuch was not worried that Li San would follow him into the palace. The guards of the palace were still standing there. Without his nod, those guards would not let anyone in.

But he was also a little surprised. Was Wei Guangde able to predict or something, and actually knew that Gao Changshi would return to the palace today.

Now Gao Gong is no longer the chief of the palace, but his status in the palace has not changed. He is still the one who has the final say in the Yuwang Palace.

The young eunuch first went inside to find the eunuch in charge, took out Wei Guangde's name card, and then said that there were servants from the Wei Mansion outside who wanted to see Mr. Gao.

The steward naturally did not dare to neglect it, and immediately took the door sticker and walked in. At this time, Gao Gong was talking to the prince in the mansion. When he heard that it was someone sent by Wei Guangde, Gao Gong immediately stood up, apologized to Prince Yu, and left.

Soon, the young eunuch ran out again and said to Li San who was waiting at the door: "Come in with me."