Cypress Boat Floating

"Do you really think it will be useful for Fifth Brother to go to the Dali Temple? Will Lu Zhixing let him get in touch with the Shenwu case? Won't we be on guard against him?" The prince looked at the direction where Lu Mingyi left, not knowing whether he was talking to himself or to someone else.

"As long as he can go to the Dali Temple, the plan can be implemented regardless of whether he can get access to the case." A man walked out from behind the bookshelf in the study.

This man was tall, with a straight back and mysterious eyes. It was midsummer, but he was still wearing a shawl, and there was no sweat on him. I don't know if it was because of his physical condition, but his skin looked unhealthily pale. Although he was tall, he still looked like he could be knocked down with just one palm.

"When will Mr. He's plan be implemented?" This man's surname is He, and his given name is Lian Hao. He is the strategist behind the prince and has planned many things for the prince. It can be said that the prince's ability to possess such power today is closely related to this man.

However, apart from the prince, no one else knew of this person's existence.

"Don't be anxious, Your Highness. We have to give the Fifth Prince some time to integrate into the Dali Temple. When the time is right, you will know." He Lianhao chuckled. His face was pale and his smile always made people feel creepy.

This man was like a corpse. Standing next to him, he had no warmth at all. No matter when, his face was pale. The prince glanced at He Lianhao and frowned slightly. In fact, he didn't like this man very much, but Mr. He's strategies were very clever, and this man was of great value to him, so he kept him.

"What exactly is your plan, sir? You know, sending my fifth brother to the Dali Temple means sending him to Lu Zhixing. If Lu Zhixing instigates my fifth brother to rebel, then..." The prince was not in a very happy mood. The man in front of him had never told him what the so-called plan was, but he forced him to send Lu Mingyi to Lu Zhixing.

Although he didn't like Lu Mingyi, he was his brother after all. At least he could control him. If he went to Lu Zhixing and was instigated by Lu Zhixing to rebel, he would have nowhere to cry.

"The time has not come yet. I can't say anything. I can't say anything." He Lianhao shook his head and rejected the prince's request.

The two men were in a stalemate, and the prince continued to relieve the pressure on He Lianhao. He didn't like being kept in the dark like this, he liked the feeling of having everything under his control.

He Lianhao was not afraid. He stood straight and looked directly back into the prince's eyes.

For a moment, the study was filled with an invisible smell of gunpowder, as if the two would fight at any time.

But in the end, He Lianhao was defeated. He sighed and tried to dissuade the prince helplessly: "Now that Your Highness knows, can you regret it? Can you stop the Fifth Prince from going to the Dali Temple?"

"At least I can understand why he was sent to the Dali Temple. Although I don't like him, he is my brother after all."

Seeing the prince's insistence, He Lianhao took out a letter and presented it to the prince with both hands: "Your Highness, please read this. This is some information I have investigated about the God's House. If this is true, then the prince can not only use this incident to make the Fifth Prince no longer a threat to you, but also use this incident to completely abolish the King of Qin and make it impossible for the King of Qin to turn over in front of the emperor.

By then, who among these brothers will be able to compete with you? Your wish will soon come true. "

The prince opened the letter and read it, but his frown did not relax. He did not think that this was really feasible just because of what his adviser said. If he really wanted to do it, he would have to plan it carefully.

However, it must be said that the strategist's move to send Lu Mingyi to the Dali Temple was indeed the right one. If this were feasible at that time, Lu Mingyi would no longer be a threat to himself.

He recalled that every time he entered the palace, his mother would hold his hand and ask him to take care of his younger brother, saying that his younger brother would definitely be a help to him in the future and asked him to support him more.

He felt annoyed whenever he heard this. It was always like this. In his mother's eyes, it seemed as if Lu Mingyi was her only son. His mother doted on him, and his father also doted on him. They gave him whatever he wanted. It was really funny.

"I understand. Please go back first, sir. I will think about this matter carefully." The prince rubbed his eyebrows and waved his hand to let He Lianhao leave first.

He Lianhao glanced at him, a hint of ambiguous look flashed in his eyes, and then he left through the secret passage.

The study became quiet, with only the sound of the prince's breathing.

He sat quietly in the chair, still holding the letter in his hand, his eyes looking somewhere unknown.

After a long while, he sighed, put down the letter in his hand, and muttered: "Fifth brother, just think of it as helping me this time. I will treat you well when I become the emperor in the future."

The next day.

After the morning court session, Lu Mingyi really followed Lu Zhixing to the Dali Temple. Everyone in the Dali Temple was puzzled. They didn't know why this prince who had always followed the prince suddenly came to the Dali Temple. Could it be that he came to oppose the King of Qin?

Although everyone was puzzled, their desire to hear gossip did not stop. One by one, they pretended to do their job nonchalantly, but in fact, they were secretly listening to see why the Fifth Prince suddenly came here.

But the strange thing was that the King of Qin, the King of Xian, and the Minister of Dali Temple all knew about it. They received the Fifth Prince calmly, and then no one knew what they talked about in the room. Then the Fifth Prince followed the King of Qin out without even taking the King of Xian with him.

Could it be that the wise king was abandoned? Everyone speculated.

But that's not right. Wasn't the King of Qin still on good terms with the two Xian Wangs yesterday? He was also fine when I came this morning.

Everyone was full of suspicions, but they didn't realize that the person they were suspicious of was having a quarrel in his own room.

"Wow, Qing'er, you see, Lu Mingyi has become so powerful as soon as he arrived. He can even follow the second brother to go out and solve cases." While Lu Ci Qiu was correcting a pile of memorials given to him by Lu Zhixing in the morning, he complained to Ye Jianqing in a sarcastic tone.

"Didn't you go out with your second brother to handle the case on the first day?" Ye Jianqing sat next to him, watching him correct the papers to prevent any mistakes. This was the task Lu Zhixing had assigned to her. If Lu Ciqiu made a mistake in a word, she would have to copy that word a hundred times.

I really don't understand why Lu Ci Qiu has to be punished for his mistakes? Ye Jianqing was also very angry at this moment: "Write carefully and don't make mistakes."

"What's my relationship with my second brother? What's his relationship with my second brother? Isn't he just a spy sent by the prince? He speaks so nicely, saying he will share my second brother's burden? I think he is just looking for trouble for my second brother." After being yelled at by Ye Jianqing, Lu Ci Qiu didn't dare to speak too loudly and kept muttering to himself.

"Then why do you think the prince sent him?" Ye Jianqing propped up his chin with his hand. "This prince is really weird. He sent his own brother to the enemy's house. Isn't he afraid that your second brother will make things difficult for him?"

If you were to talk about this, then Lu Ci Qiu would not be sleepy anymore. He put down his pen just to gossip with Ye Jianqing, no, to discuss this matter. He thought about it all night last night but could not figure it out: "Yes, why do you think so? But I heard that the prince is not very good to the fifth brother. He has been suppressing him, not letting him get involved in too many court affairs, and not letting him have any credit."

Ye Jianqing exclaimed in confusion: "Isn't this my biological brother? Why is he still like this?"

"Do you think everyone in this palace is like me and my second brother?" Lu Ci Qiu rolled his eyes at her. Whenever he mentioned his relationship with Lu Zhixing, he was always very proud.

"Everyone wants to perform in front of the emperor. If there is no hope of becoming the successor, at least they can be allocated a better territory and live a more comfortable life. But unfortunately, everyone in this palace wants power and everyone wants that position, so they are all fighting for it. There is no such thing as brotherly love and respect for younger brothers in this matter. Throughout the dynasties, which emperor killed his brothers after taking office just to protect the throne under his buttocks." Lu Ci Qiu did not dare to say these words loudly. He could only whisper them in Ye Jianqing's ear. After all, walls have ears and this was not his own residence. If someone heard it and reported him to the emperor, he would not know how to die.

"Being in the royal family is really..." Ye Jianqing sighed. She had learned these things from history books, but when you don't have personal experience and just read it from the text, you won't have much feeling. You will only feel that the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.

But when you experience it yourself and are in this environment, you will realize how terrible this thing itself is. Your every word and action is being watched by others. Even if you don't want to argue, others don't believe you and will definitely get rid of you to ensure their rights.

If you fight, you have to work hard to fight, but if you fight and fight, if you lose, everything will be lost.

Well, even if you become the emperor, can you use this power to do whatever you want? You still have to govern the world.

Ye Jianqing was a lazy person to begin with, and he felt tired just thinking about it.

Thinking of this, her eyes drifted to Lu Ci Qiu: "What about you, what do you think?"

"Me?" Lu Ci Qiu pointed at himself with an incredulous look as if Ye Jianqing had asked something earth-shattering and soul-stirring. This made Ye Jianqing feel a little embarrassed and he couldn't help but want to take two steps back.

"You actually asked me what I think." Lu Ci Qiu was heartbroken.

"Over the past year or so, I have had heart-to-heart talks with you many times, and told you countless times what I wish for in my life, yet you still ask me what I think. Qing'er, Qing'er, you have hurt my heart."

Ye Jianqing touched his nose and wanted to laugh. When did this guy become so dramatic and hurt his heart? He tried to defend himself by holding back his laughter: "Then I just asked."

Lu Ci Qiu snorted, turned his head fiercely and continued to review his own memorials, as if to say "You can't coax me anymore."