Your Highness, has he stopped today?

unwilling.Lu Zheyu thought silently in his heart.When he opened his mouth, he could only say: "Thank you, Your Highness Sixth Highness, for your favor, and I am willing to do my best for His Highness."

Everything was expected, Emperor Cheng'an smiled with satisfaction.Shi Yunjing was followed by the Ninth Prince, the Tenth Prince, and the Twelfth Prince, but they were all young, and the Ninth Prince was five years younger than Shi Yunjing.After all the sons had arranged to take it out, Emperor Cheng'an authorized the sons to go to the Yinghua Hall with the princes every day to listen to the lectures of the great Confucians in the court, looking like a wise emperor.

At this time, a eunuch came to report that Dali Temple Minister Jiang Yan asked to see him, and Emperor Cheng'an announced him in.

After Jiang Yan saluted Emperor Cheng'an, he said: "Your Majesty, the assassin who was captured a few days ago has been interrogated for three days, and the assassin has pleaded guilty."

"Oh? Talk about it."

Jiang Yandao: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this group of assassins came from Chen State and followed them all the way. They didn't find an opportunity to attack until the border of Chu State."

Emperor Cheng'an said again: "Who ordered them to assassinate?"

"The masters of this group of assassins are not one, but several. They are all people who have old grievances with the families of these young masters. But the assassins use money to do things, and they don't know the names of the masters."

Lu Zheyu thought to himself, the families of the ten protons are all from the noble family of the Chen Kingdom, the kind who have been officials for generations. They have been in the officialdom for decades and have just climbed to the position above the third rank. Which one has few enemies with whom they have old grudges?The Minister of Dali Temple said that the interrogation was clear, but there was no result at all.

However, Emperor Cheng'an seemed to be very satisfied with the results of the investigation: "I've got Lao Aiqing. Let the assassins be dealt with by Dali Temple." Then, he looked at the ten protons again: "I met assassins on this trip, let everyone The young master was shocked. But in the future, when you live in the Chu Palace, I will definitely not let this kind of danger happen again, so please rest assured."

Everyone saw that Emperor Cheng'an wanted to turn the matter over, but fortunately he was not injured even though he met the assassin, so naturally they would not have any objection to the result.Emperor Cheng'an explained a few more words, saying that the princes had just arrived, but they could walk around the Chu palace with the princes at will, and after a few words of Xuhan, they dismissed everyone.

After leaving Qianqing Palace, Lu Zheyu was still thinking about the assassin.Although the assassin had been executed, the Dali Temple "investigated clearly" the matter, and the emperor also ordered the case to be closed.But Lu Zheyu still felt that this matter was very strange, even in the main hall today, the emperor didn't care about this major event related to the people of Chen and Chu.

When Shi Yunjing turned his head, the attendant behind him stopped, but Lu Zheyu didn't notice it until he took two steps forward, and then realized that Shi Yunjing was looking at him, and he just came back to his senses: " Your Highness."

Shi Yunjing paced over with her hands behind her back at a leisurely pace, and walked around him in a circle. "It seems that you are full of preoccupations and not energetic. Why, when you think of being the reading companion of the king, you feel that your future is worrying?"

"Your Highness is joking, I never thought so."

"That's why the king occupied your carriage a few days ago, so you didn't have a good rest?"

"..." When it came to this matter, Lu Zheyu was still quite helpless. "It's just that I'm a little tired after traveling for days. It's not because of Your Highness."

"Oh..." Shi Yunjing replied, not sure if she believed it or not. "Forget it, I wanted to take you for a walk in the imperial garden. If that's the case, let's go back to the palace first." Shi Yunjing glanced sideways at the attendant beside him, and said, "Clean up a wing of Mingluan Palace and give it to Lu The son lives."

Xue Hongsheng, the chief eunuch in charge of Mingluan Hall, responded: "Yes, I will resettle you, my servant."

Shi Yunjing seemed to think of something again, and said: "Choose a place that is closer to the king's bed."

Xue Hongsheng hurriedly agreed, but Lu Zheyu was speechless in his heart, but he could only thank him: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

Shi Yunjing waved his hand. "It's easy to talk about. Today you have a good rest. Tomorrow you will go to Yinghua Hall for class." He whispered in Lu Zheyu's ear, "In the future, I will rely on you for the homework assigned by Mr. .”

Lu Zheyu: "..."

After returning to Mingluan Hall, after dinner, Lu Zheyu returned to the sleeping hall, lit the lamp, and sat at the table.There were a few books on the table, and Lu Zhe went to pick one up, with the word "Binglue" written on the cover, Lu Zheyu chuckled, it turned out to be a book on military affairs written by his father more than ten years ago, and it was passed down at some time. When I arrived in Chu State, and this book was placed here, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional.

Thinking of his father, Lu Zheyu inevitably feels melancholy.In the battle between Chen and Chu a few months ago, Dingyuanhou was indeed suffering from an old illness, and fortunately he was away all year round, so his bones could withstand occasional illnesses, but he was an old man after all, so I don't know what happened recently.Lu Zheyu was about to turn off the lights and go to bed, but suddenly heard something strange outside the window. He looked sideways, and the window was blown open abnormally by the night wind. He got up and wanted to find out. He was wearing night clothes and a black scarf covering his face, but Lu Zheyu recognized him at a glance and quickly closed the window.

"The last general pays his respects to the young master." Heiying bowed to him with one knee on the ground.

"Why are you here? This is Chu Palace." Lu Zheyu frowned and whispered.

"Don't worry, my lord, the general has already inquired clearly. There are always few guards in Mingluan Hall. Except for the Sixth Prince's bedroom, there are almost no patrols in other places." Hei Ying pulled off his veil and raised his head, and smiled at him.

The person who spoke was Lu Zheyu's father, Lu Chi's deputy general, Feng Yang, a counselor of the Dingyuan Houfu, who was an orphan picked up by Lu Chi from the battlefield more than 20 years ago, and has been raised in the army since then. A few years older.He also taught martial arts to Lu Zheyu when he was a child, and he was half a teacher, but Feng Yang always regarded Lu Chi as his master, and Lu Zheyu naturally became his little master, and he always respected him very much.In addition, after staying with Lu Chi for a long time, although Feng Yang didn't learn Lu Chi's stability, he learned [-]% of the strategy of war. Lu Chi also thought that Feng Yang was a genius of war, so he was promoted to lieutenant general.He stayed by Lu Chi's side during the war, and stayed in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion during the non-war period, calling himself a counselor.

Lu Zheyu led him to sit by the table and said, "Everything is safe in the Hou's mansion? Has anything happened in the court?"

"The last general was ordered to secretly escort the young master all the way, and he has not been in Yecheng these days."

Lu Zheyu glanced at him: "Your darkness is really dark enough."

Feng Yang smiled, knowing that he was talking about the assassination on the way a few days ago, he said: "I originally wanted to take action, but the sixth prince came suddenly, if he sees me, it will be bad. "

Lu Zheyu nodded. "Emperor Cheng'an sent people to interrogate those assassins, claiming that they came from Chen State, and they assassinated because of old grievances."

Feng Yang considered for a moment: "This statement is obviously perfunctory. But I have to guard against it. I will send a letter back and ask our people to investigate again."

"Why did you come to see me?"

"I heard that the sixth prince chose the son as a companion?"

When mentioning this matter, Lu Zheyu was still quite helpless: "Otherwise, why would I stay here in Mingluan Hall? Shi Yunjing's sleeping hall is nearby, if you leave later, you have to be very careful."

Having said that, Lu Zheyu is still very relieved about this.Although Feng Yang's martial arts is not comparable to Lu Chi's, he is superior to Lu Zheyu's. The most important thing is that his lightness kungfu is outstanding, which is unmatched in the entire Chu country.

"It's just right, my lord, who is Yun Jing's master at that time?"

"Who?"

"Yu Bingfeng, Minister of the Ministry of War of Chu State, Ye Hanshan, Governor of the Imperial Army." Feng Yang said. "These two people are members of the six princes' party in the Chu Kingdom. If you can make friends with Yun Jing at that time, you can get in touch with those two people, and our affairs will be much easier."

Lu Zheyu's heart skipped a beat.Although the Ministry of War has no military power, it is in charge of military decision-making, and the Governor of the Forbidden Army is in charge of the Chu Palace's defense. It is indeed the best place to start with the things his father entrusted to him.only……

Seeing that he had doubts, Feng Yang said again: "What's the problem, my lord?"

"It's not difficult." Lu Zheyu said carefully. "It's just that the sixth prince is not easy to deal with."

"It's not to deal with, but to make friends." Feng Yang moved closer to him. "Anyway, a mere 16-year-old is nothing more than a mere [-]-year-old kid, so I'm afraid you won't be able to handle him? Young master is resourceful, young and promising, a handsome young man, a good-looking talent..."

"What are you talking about?" Lu Zheyu frowned. "Do you want me to serve people in Israel?"

Feng Yang was startled, "This is a good idea..."

"you……"

"No, son, you have to think that way," Feng Yang thought about his words. "Although the young master was born handsome, the sixth prince's appearance is not half inferior to yours..."

"...It's alright, alright, I'll figure it out on my own, you don't have to teach me anymore." Lu Zheyu really couldn't understand how Feng Yang, who had been with his staid father for more than 20 years, ended up with such a temper, Is this the so-called "out of mud but not stained"?

"The end general knows that the young master has a thousand years in his heart." Feng Yang smiled, and he saw the snacks on the table from the corner of his eye. "Can I eat it?"

Lu Zheyu also saw the plate of snacks along his line of sight, and then looked away: "I haven't eaten it. If you want to try poison, you can try it."

Feng Yang took a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and put on the mask while eating. "If there is nothing else, I will retire first."

Lu Zheyu waved his hand impatiently: "Let's go."

Feng Yang opened the window and jumped out, and soon disappeared into the night.

After a while, Lu Zheyu suddenly remembered something he had forgotten.He just forgot to ask Feng Yang where he lived!Followed all the way from Chen Guo and sneaked into the Chu Palace, he didn't have no place to stay in Xingcheng, he simply spent the night in a corner of the palace.

Thinking of this, Lu Zheyu was really worried.It's only the third watch now, it's still early, he put on some clothes and went out, leaving Mingluan Hall.

It was the third quarter of Xu time, and there was no one in the palace except for the occasional guard patrolling the night.Lu Zheyu felt a little relieved, hoping that Feng Yang had already left the palace, he thought so.

The night is just right, the moon is reflected on the sparkling water, and the koi swims by, causing a few ripples.Lu Zheyu walked by the lake with his hands behind his back, passed the rockery behind the lake, and vaguely heard someone talking on the opposite side, he couldn't help but stop, and hid behind the rockery sideways.

Lu Zheyu used to follow Lu Chi to fight outside, and it became a habit to stay in the army at night to nourish himself, and a little disturbance was enough to hear clearly.He had no intention of eavesdropping, but in the Chu Palace, he had to be extremely careful in his actions. He thought to himself that he would wait for the speaker to leave before going out, but he could clearly hear that the speaker's voice was somewhat familiar...

"Your Majesty means to deal with those assassins secretly. Do you understand, Mr. Jiang?"

Lu Zheyu remembered that this voice was Li Zhongren, the chief eunuch of Emperor Cheng'an.And the "Master Jiang" he was talking about was probably the Minister of Dali Temple, Jiang Yan.