Hidden in the court

"Dad, Brother Xing is not injured, right?"

"He is doing very well. Not only is he not injured, he has killed forty enemies in three battles and has just been promoted to the rank of Suppressing the Enemies Captain."

……

"Very well, able to walk again, full of life."

Luo Wei told Nangong Lin about Ji Mingshang's situation, and there was even a hint of joy on his face.

Nangong Lin noticed something strange and asked curiously with a smile: "Why are you laughing, Prime Minister? Is there anything good that Ji Jun can do this time?"

Luo Wei smiled and said, "Not really. It's just that after I beat him up, all the anger in my heart was gone and I felt refreshed."

After hearing this, Nangong Lin also laughed.

"Then according to the Prime Minister, can Ji Mingshang be won over?"

Lowe was silent, thinking for a while.

"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, the reason I was able to beat Ji Jun this time was because he wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of Ji Liancheng. Otherwise, with his skills, I would definitely not be able to catch up with him. He is definitely ruthless this time. Judging from his recent behavior, it is entirely possible..."

"really!"

Nangong Lin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was already thinking about how to win over Ji Mingshang to trick Ji Liancheng.

"only…"

Luo Wei sighed and brought Nangong Lin back to his senses.

Nangong Lin was speechless about this heavy breathing.

"After all, they are father and son. How can Your Majesty be sure?"

This is true. After all, they are father and son. Although Ji Mingshang has no baggage, he probably doesn't want to bear the stigma of being unfilial.

But Nangong Lin really didn't want to give up, and retorted: "In the past, the Great Han Wenhou also wielded a halberd, and his martial arts were the best in the world. However, for money and sex, he repeatedly killed his father. And such a fickle person has no stigma in history. With a seal of authority, he is still the Great Han Wenhou..."

Nangong Lin's words were very tactful and clear, and his meaning was: "Whether Ji Jun is Marquis Wen or a slave of three surnames, I have the final say."

Luo Wei naturally heard it. To be honest, he didn't want his son-in-law Ji Mingshang to stand on the opposite side, which would make it difficult for his daughter. Now that there is such an opportunity, of course he has to try it.

"Then I'll have to trouble the Prime Minister to go there in person."

Luo Wei bowed slightly, "What does your majesty want to do?"

"Let's summon Ji Mingshang first and find out his attitude before making any plans."

Luo Wei went straight to Prince Jin's Mansion.

"My Lord Prime Minister, I am honored to be here."

Somehow, Lowe's good mood disappeared the moment he saw Ji Mingshang, even though Ji Mingshang was polite at this time.

"Humph... you are being obedient now, why don't you call me father-in-law?"

Seeing this, he knew that Luo Wei was no longer angry. Ji Mingshang laughed and said, "It's better to call them by their positions when working."

"Huh? How do you know I'm here on business?"

Ji Mingshang smiled awkwardly and said, "The point is that I haven't provoked you recently, right? You can't be here because you didn't enjoy the fight, right?"

Lowe was too lazy to argue with him.

"His Majesty summons you to the palace. Let's go."

As they walked, Ji Mingshang looked at his father-in-law with a sly look.

"Prime Minister, is His Majesty summoning me to the palace this time a good thing or a bad thing?"

Luo Wei looked at him strangely, thought for a moment, and replied: "It depends on your performance."

"Oh, that's probably a good thing."

It was not until he met Nangong Lin that Ji Mingshang became more certain that it was undoubtedly a good thing.

It was because usually these two people would glare at me when they saw me, but now the smiles on their faces were like a father looking at his son.

"I asked you to come here today for no other reason than to talk to each other as equals. We can speak freely from the heart."

Ji Mingshang couldn't help but shudder, "Your Majesty, please don't embarrass me. My father-in-law is here, how can you and I be equals? Your Majesty, just ask whatever you want to ask, and I will certainly tell you the truth."

"Okay, let me ask you, have you ever heard of Han Wenhou Lu Bu?"

"Of course I know."

"So what do you think of him?"

Ji Mingshang rolled his eyes silently. Who would ask such a question? What kind of character is this? "Lü Bu among men, Red Hare among horses, and the Fang Tian Huaji, who specializes in stabbing his adoptive father." Who doesn't know Lü Bu, the most filial son in the Eastern Han Dynasty?

But, what did Nangong Lin want to hear when he asked this?

After a brief thought, Ji Mingshang replied, "He who knows the current situation."

This made Nangong Lin and Luo Wei a little surprised.

"How to say?"

"Lü Bu has always been criticized for being disloyal and unfilial, but his martial arts were unrivaled in the world. He was a chief clerk under Ding Yuan. Although it was not that Ding Yuan was unable to use talents well, it also showed that his talents were declining. At that time, Dong Zhuo was powerful. If he joined Dong, he would have a high position, a generous salary, and a BMW. Why not?

Later, it was even simpler. He was excluded by his old subordinates in Xiliang, and there was the hatred of having his wife taken away from him. In addition, Dong Zhuo had lost two passes at that time, and the situation was hopeless. He was ordered to suppress the bandits, and only then did the great Han Wenhou come into being. To say that he was unfilial, he did everything right. As for being unfaithful, it was more like a dog barking. Among the eighteen princes, which one of them had good intentions, Dong Zhuo?"

"Okay, then how do you think you are better than Lu Bu?"

Hearing him say this, Nangong Lin was also excited. How could this be possible? So he continued to ask questions excitedly.

Ji Mingshang rolled his eyes silently in his heart again.

Lowe looked at the scene in front of him with a complicated expression.

"Being both loyal and filial, Ji Jun would neither kill his father nor steal the country."

Nangong Lin, who had been somewhat excited just now, was completely drenched by his attack.

"What do you mean by that? You don't want to submit to the court, but you still want to go your own way?"

Nangong Lin's tone changed and he slowly raised his right hand.

Ji Mingshang immediately heard some rustling noises outside and cursed in his heart, wondering why these emperors always loved to use swordsmen and axemen.

Luo Wei was also shocked. Didn't they say it was a test? What was they doing? If Ji Jun died, what would happen to my daughter?

Just as he was about to say something, he saw Ji Mingshang bow deeply and shouted, "Ji Liancheng is a traitor and a villain. I cannot help the tyrant and recognize him as my father!"

"What did you say?"

This confused the visitor, and Nangong Lin slowly lowered his hand that was stretched out in the air, and spoke uncertainly:

"Didn't you just say..."

"I'm saying no to patricide, but you can let someone else do it!"

This sentence silenced the two middle-aged men, and Lowe, the father-in-law, felt even more uneasy.

"Aren't you afraid of being branded as an unfilial person for eternity?"

"Your Majesty, you are joking. Good name or bad name, it is nothing but a record in history books and a word in the future generations. No one dared to say it when I was alive, and it has nothing to do with me after I die.

Besides, if Your Majesty thinks that Lü Bu is a traitor, then there is no need to ask me. Even if we take a step back, "patricide" sounds better than "stealing the country."

Nangong Lin and Luo Wei looked at each other, and finally understood. They thought Ji Mingshang was just thick-skinned, but they didn't expect him to be so shameless.

The two of them had different thoughts. To be honest, Ji Mingshang's situation was what they wanted to see, but at this moment they were a little confused. Could such a person who had no scruples and could betray even his own father at any time really be loyal to the country?